The study looks at the case of a university language center in Japan that administers a compulsory English language course. To provide some level of standardization for the course, and to better meet the educational aims of the center, a content and language integrated learning (CLIL) teaching approach has been set as center policy. The research…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the organizational differences between Doctorate-granting Universities (DUs) and Master's Colleges and Universities (MCUs) that contribute to the achievement of promotion for an assistant professor. Twenty-five full professors at doctoral-granting/master's-level institutions in Physical Education…

This research investigates the diversity and typology of Students as Partners (SaP) models across Australian universities, providing a framework for benchmarking institutional engagement with student partnerships. By reviewing public information and employing document and critical discourse analysis (CDA) on 38 university websites, the study…

This study investigates the critical factors influencing students' satisfaction with university-business cooperation (UBC) in postgraduate education, focusing on Chinese universities of applied sciences. Employing a comprehensive research model, we utilised multivariate statistical analysis methods, including canonical correlation analysis,…

The past three decades have seen proliferating research on Transnational Higher Education (TNHE), mostly understood through a market-oriented lens as a means of institutional and individual investment in economic and status gains. Less understood is the interplay between the state and the market logic in TNHE. Large-scale research on the…

This contribution focuses on the institutional and the individual significance of teaching awards in higher education: (1) How do recipients of teaching awards influence the development of university teaching? (2) (In what ways) Can teaching awards promote academic careers? To clarify these questions, we draw on data from two online questionnaire…

Learning support services, categorized into academic and non-academic support, have been demonstrated to positively influence student development. However, the distinct mechanisms by which academic and non-academic support services impact academic performance remain underexplored in China. This study seeks to provide comprehensive insights into…

This study aimed to investigate how the use of practicum portfolios impacts early childhood student teachers' reflective practice in Palestine. The study utilized qualitative and quantitative methods to gather and analyze student teachers' perspectives on using practicum portfolios for their professional development. The main focus was to…

The study aimed to explore Master of Education students' experiences in an accelerated online program, addressing whether course design and instructional practices met student expectations. Using a mixed-methods research design, the study collected data from 204 students through an online survey conducted from 2019 to 2023. The participants were…

In the face of troubling public sentiment regarding the usefulness of college, this article shares a model for incorporating intentional and sustainable community-engaged learning (CEL) into the curriculum through a yearlong professional development faculty fellowship program. The authors share their experiences moving through the training,…

Most universities run outreach camps that bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students onto university campuses to demystify university and build and sustain student engagement with university. However, there are varying perspectives on how 'success' should be defined and measured in relation to these programs. The staff who run…

The American University of Sharjah (AUS) Writing Center, one of the first writing centers in the Gulf region, supports a multilingual student body in the transnational context of the United Arab Emirates. The profile gives an account of the Center's history, peer-tutoring program, tutor-training course, and Writing Fellows initiative, with…

The purpose of this study was to identify how integrating learning theories into the design of a formal university course helps facilitate students' resources, goals, and orientations (Schoenfeld, 2011) of learning theories for their future career work in coaching, sport psychology consulting, or other sport-related professions. Sixteen students…

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the three presences in the Community of Inquiry framework on student satisfaction and intent to persist when mediated by satisfaction. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze these relationships in 762 students taking online courses at two French-speaking universities in Canada.…

Scholars greatly criticize ontological and epistemological issues in educational administration and leadership scholarship and call for more in-depth analyses with historical and philosophical examination, in order to challenge taken-for-granted knowledge and create relational dialogues. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how systematic…