Globalisation, changes in technology and transportation, and isomorphic trends in the sector emphasise the need to identify the diversity of higher education institutions. As a response, classification mechanisms emerged in higher education in recent decades. While many studies on classification focus on the types and methodology, the examination…

Over the last decade, the advancement of competitive collegiate esports has shown that there can be new and innovative ways for students to represent their schools competitively, earn scholarships, and make a living after college - all through "gaming." It is currently unknown whether college students and administration perceive…

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and mStoner conducted a survey of how schools, colleges and universities use various digital tools and techniques in alumni relations, communications, fundraising, and marketing. The study focused on how higher ed is adopting various digital tools and integrating them into advancement…

This installment reporting on the 47th Annual PDK/Gallup Poll of American's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools focuses on American's views of the value of a high school and a college education and the affordability of college. It is the first year the poll included enough respondents to be able to break out sentiments of specific demographic…

This document presents the proceedings of the 25th Annual Research Forum held June 30, 2021, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included are the following eighteen action research papers: (1) Using Modern Events to Teach United States History (Charles Ahern); (2) "We Are All ESL Teachers": Culturally and…

This study investigated university students' perceptions of their institutions' learning environments, and related those perceptions to students' academic aspirations and satisfaction with their universities. A sample of 12,423 juniors at 42 universities in Taiwan was used to confirm the validity and reliability of the instrument: CUEI-S. The…

Students from rural and low socioeconomic backgrounds do not pursue university education at the same rate as those from metropolitan areas or from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. This has been a long-standing issue for government. This study explores the aspirations and intentions for university education among low socioeconomic status (SES) and…

Offers a framework for evaluating how beliefs about a university are held among segments and, on that basis, making more effective market decisions. The framework is illustrated with data from surveys of four university constituencies, which showed a weak image for this particular university, as few beliefs were widely shared among segments. (EV)

Research has shown that entering freshmen and two-year college transfers enroll with unrealistically high expectations of the college environment. This study found that the phenomenon existed for entering graduate students in three university departments. Established graduate students were also found to perceive their departmental environments…

Discusses factors involved in the current West German crises of confidence in the value and relevance of higher education. The author suggests ways that staff development programs can contribute to the solution of these problems. (AM)

A British survey of 10,000 12- to 25-year olds identified their views on skills and knowledge, the educational system, teachers, further/higher education, and learning methods. Those surveyed were informed about and interested in learning issues; they wanted flexible and relevant curricula, accessible guidance, and assurance of future work and…

Notes that some children's literature echoes many criticisms of the U.S. educational system and presents school as a place to be avoided. Suggests that such books have a place at all levels of the curriculum, for young readers as well as would-be teachers, because such criticism is part of a dialectic that keeps organisms healthy. (RS)

This teacher's narrative of her days as a student focuses on the problem that schooling has been divorced from "real life," that students are taught to view learning merely as a preparation for adult living, not as an integral part of it. (SJL)

Examined the attitudes of high school counselors toward one flagship university in a western state. Found that counselors rated the flagship institution more favorably on factors that they consider of lesser importance in college selection, and less favorably on factors that they consider more significant as they advise students. (EV)

The central finding emerging from this literature review is that rewards can have either undermining or enhancing effects depending on the circumstances. It emerges that the recipient's perception of the functions of the dispensed reward is critically important. (Author/PN)