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Gabriela Gutierrez-Huerter O; Sarah Glozer; Anica Zeyen – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
The responses of higher education (HE) institutions towards the climate crisis and escalating social inequalities have been researched from either 'top-down' (i.e. institutionally-led) or 'bottom-up' (i.e. student-led) perspectives. As scholars call for enhanced insight into the space between these two poles, this paper provides an…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Climate, Doctoral Students, Student Research
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Teelken, Christine; Taminiau, Yvette; Rosenmöller, Claire – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
The purpose of this paper is to gain a deeper understanding of gender stereotypes in academia by examining the informal aspects of the university as an organisation. We do so by using the concept of 'micro-political practices related to recruitment and progression in higher education institutions'. To increase our comprehension, we conducted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Stereotypes, Faculty Mobility, College Faculty
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Mourato, Joaquim; Patrício, Maria Teresa; Loures, Luís; Morgado, Helena – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
This paper presents an analysis of strategic management systems of higher education institutions (HEIs) by identifying policy and strategic priorities and monitoring their implementation. The strategic priorities are contextualized within four scenarios that structure the mission and orientation of HEIs. The methodology is based on data collected…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Educational Quality
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Mendzheritskaya, Julia; Hansen, Miriam – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
University lecturers tend to show emotions in congruence with the cultural-educational practices with which they are familiar. As lecturers' display of emotion can affect students' learning, it is important to understand how culture influences students' perception and interpretation of their lecturers' display of emotion. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Personality Traits, Cross Cultural Studies
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Meschitti, Viviana – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
This paper focuses on peer learning as a process to develop PhD students' disciplinary and scholarly skills. PhD students' experience is not usually framed in terms of peer learning, because peer learning is more often studied and applied at the undergraduate level. This contribution builds on an ethnography of a research team to show the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Scholarship, Skill Development, Intellectual Disciplines
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Cumming, Jim – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
This article argues that a broader and more holistic conception of doctoral education is required to accommodate the changing nature of the doctoral interface--the points where education, training, research, work and career development intersect. The article begins by examining three different conceptions from the literature that have been used to…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Career Development, Holistic Approach