This mixed methods case study explored how graduate students in a higher education and student affairs (HESA) program perceive their preparation to engage in scholarly practice. The study provides insights for faculty members and administrators seeking to enhance current HESA graduate programs with a thesis-only option, and impart opportunities…

This paper documents the emerging role of education in the well-known decline in US male working hours. An insignificant hours difference between high school and college graduates becomes a significant 2 hours/week advantage for college graduates within a generation. This growing "college hours premium" is confirmed in alternate data.…

Graduate education caters advanced learning opportunities among its clientele, and one of the responsibilities is to ensure that the program contributes significantly to the field. This study explored on the contribution and relevance of the Master of Education major in Mathematics Program in the career of the mathematics educators. It also…

Graduate preparation programs serve as a primary site for training new student affairs practitioners. However, scholars perennially raise concerns about the effectiveness of such graduate training and the readiness of new student affairs practitioners. Alternative theoretical frameworks oriented toward student learning can offer new insight into…

This paper reports the results from a second-order action research process, accompanying a continuing professional development (CPD), the "Pedagogy and Subject Didactics Programme" (PFL). PFL is a 2-year-postgraduate university course that focuses primarily on subject didactics, action research methods and peer group learning. This study…

This qualitative study using narrative inquiry as methodology explores the ways in which five parents experienced the phenomenon of graduate studies within the context of parenthood. The study uses Connelly and Clandinin's (2006) three-dimensional narrative inquiry space to examine, deconstruct, analyze, and gain insight into dominant themes. The…

Students use college as a mechanism to reach their career goals; therefore, it is extremely important for institutions of higher education to determine what influences post-graduation outcomes. High impact practices (HIPs), educationally purposeful activities, such as study abroad, internships, and research with a faculty member, are effective…

Given the underrepresentation of women within faculties in the physical science, this study investigated how the experiences of female graduate students influenced their postgraduate career choices. It queried the experiences of twelve female participants, their perceptions of an academic faculty career, and asked for suggestions for how…

The research aimed to explore teachers' use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. The context of the study was a master's programme in Education at a South African open distance learning institution. One of the modules focussed on technology integration in open distance learning, and 19 enrolled students participated in the study. The…

Background: This paper describes research into two pedagogical approaches to foster transdisciplinarity in a graduate engineering course that involves education and computer science. Leveraging the Communities of Practice framework, we examine how students majoring in computer science can integrate new knowledge from education and computer science…

As AI technologies like GPT models continue to reshape various aspects of society, it is imperative to investigate the perceptions and ethical considerations of graduate students regarding GPT's use in academic settings. This mixed-method exploratory study engaged 21 graduate students through surveys and focus group interviews. The findings…

Computer-supported collaborative argumentation is an online activity that can engage students in deep discussion and analysis of complex problems. Given the potentially confrontational nature of argumentation, using polite language becomes a strategic approach to prevent breakdowns in group communication and nurture productive dialogues. This…

School districts have long used standardized test scores to measure and report on school quality, but surveys of school climate and student engagement have recently been used to predict long-term gains in students' educational attainment. A new working paper, "Putting School Surveys to the Test," explores the links between school effects…

Evidence overwhelmingly indicates that a bachelor's degree is a worthwhile investment in the long run. Prime-age workers with a bachelor's degree earn 70 percent more at the median than workers with a high school diploma alone and face much lower unemployment rates (2.9 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively). However, median earnings vary…

Library and information science (LIS) as a discipline is constantly changing in line with the trends of the profession, so in order to ensure that LIS curriculum in higher education addresses the needs of contemporary stakeholders, evidence-based evaluation is needed. Student satisfaction has become an important factor in considering the success…