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Lai, Manhong; Du, Ping; Lo, Leslie N. K. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
This study investigates changes to academic work life under recent employment reform in the Chinese Mainland. It employs a mixed-methods research approach, first conducting a survey of 1,770 teachers at nine universities in Mainland China. These nine universities consist of first-tier, second-tier, and ordinary universities. Next, through a…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Universities
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Wolfe, Naomi; Sheppard, Loretta; Le Rossignol, Peter; Somerset, Shawn – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Unacceptable inequity in health status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians remains despite much work in the area. The imperative for graduating health professionals capable and ready to work with urban and rural Indigenous communities has led to a focus on curriculum development, but less focus has thus far been applied to academic…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Health Education, Educational Practices, Educational Attitudes
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Zepke, Nick; Leach, Linda; Butler, Philippa – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
This article addresses the question: To what extent do tertiary teachers and students have similar understandings of what engages students in classroom settings? It employs data from a funded research project in Aotearoa New Zealand that draws on selected questions from two surveys. One survey asked students how important nine selected teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, College Faculty, College Students