Mentoring during teaching practice plays a crucial role in teacher training as it exposes pre-service teachers to an authentic teaching and learning environment, under the guidance of qualified in-service teachers. Although mentoring has the potential to enhance the preparation of pre-service teachers and to improve the development of in-service…

Numerous countries have implemented excellence initiatives designed to establish world-class universities, boost research productivity, build up staff capacity, and thereby reform doctoral education systems as part of this agenda. To date, the relationship between excellence-driven initiatives and leading universities' doctoral education…

This study explores the integration of an AI-powered feedback system within Open University Malaysia's assessment ecosystem to enhance formative assessment in Open and Distance Learning (ODL). Implemented across 12 first-semester courses, the system provided timely, personalised, and constructive feedback on student assignments. Findings from…

Based on Social Identity Theory, this study contributes to the understanding of how the attachment felt by students to their university (called here institutional attachment) works as a crucial factor in promoting their life satisfaction and decreasing their dropout intentions. The study aimed to investigate the relations between students'…

Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has the potential to change how we teach and how students learn. While genAI can support learning by offering personalised assistance, improving efficiency, and providing feedback, there are concerns that students may become overly dependent on it, potentially offloading their cognitive and metacognitive…

The transition into higher education (HE) is a "mega-scale" change in a student's life. Many of the needs and priorities of incoming students change year-on-year, fuelled by local and global instability. Relying on the traditional "induction week" approach to student arrival is no longer sufficient. We addressed this issue by…

Understanding students' expectations of university study is a foundational requirement for successful transition practice. However, research regarding students' knowledge of the education-employment pathways they are about to commence remains limited. Exploratory research has shown that many Australian university students have limited or…

In this article, we explore the European post-pandemic higher education. Drawing from our research and experiences in Finnish and Irish higher education systems, we discuss how the post-pandemic higher education might, ideally, look. We base our work on the concepts of "care" and "power-as-empowerment and influence." First, we…

Diffusion is a critical component of the Physiology Core Concept of flow down gradients and is fundamental to understanding how ions, gases, or signaling molecules travel short distances in the body. When asked about diffusion, students often reason successfully using the "things move from areas of high to low concentration" heuristic…

Just over half of the students who start a bachelor's degree in the United States, fail to complete it within four years (National Center for Education Statistics, 2024). As a result, millions of people with some college no credential (SCNC) struggle with student loan debt, lower income, and the threat of default. In response, many colleges and…

As a global language, English plays a dominant role in various fields such as international business, politics, diplomacy, and education. Even so, the ideology of native-speakerism remains prevalent in some ELT communities, especially in expandingcircle countries where native-speakers are treated as role models. To respond to calls for change in…

The border between the United States and Mexico has figured frequently in national and international politics, in the construction of a "border wall" and in issues involved in US immigration policy. While those who visit the area clearly see a disparity between what we who live here experience and what is occasionally portrayed by the…

Universities worldwide are increasingly employing professional research staff (PRS) to support institutional research missions of driving research revenue and excellence. A primary function of PRS roles is to support faculty in grant capture, particularly as funding bodies emphasize equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), knowledge mobilization…

Introduction: Over the last decade, California has worked to align educational and career pathways in sectors that promote high-skill, high-wage professions. These efforts in education and workforce development policy have resulted in local educational partnerships involving school districts, elementary and secondary schools, higher education…

Purpose: This study examines the effect of teacher transformational leadership on university brand performance through student academic performance and student satisfaction toward the university. Further, this research examines the moderating role of student academic buoyancy in the relationship between transformational leadership and academic…