Whereas a growing number of studies evidence that research quality notions and evaluative practices are field- and context-specific, many focus on single evaluative practices or moments. This paper introduces the concept of "quality landscape" to capture dynamics of interrelated quality notions, evaluative moments and practices in a…

This resource-rich guidebook supports faculty developers through the process of planning, facilitating, and assessing programs for mid-career faculty. Framing chapters draw from existing scholarship, national surveys, and the authors' pilot program to prepare faculty developers to launch their own initiatives. The heart of the book details program…

Family child care (FCC) providers and child care center staff feel a deep sense of reward from their work with young children, but many of them experience job changes or leave the field entirely. The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) followed nearly 1,500 early educators in California from 2020 to 2023 to learn about when and…

This report provides insights into the career paths, responsibilities, and job satisfaction of registrars across the United States. It serves as a benchmark for trends in the field and offers guidance to those aspiring to become registrars or seeking to advance their careers in this dynamic profession. The data in this profile confirms and builds…

Conducted periodically since 2010, the "NACUBO National Profile of Higher Education Chief Business Officers" draws a picture of the "typical" cabinet-level postsecondary chief business officer (CBO) and how the role has changed over time. The National Profile contains information on career paths, current areas of…

The gaming industry, expected to exceed $300 billion in global revenue by 2025, offers unique challenges and opportunities for academic programs and the traditional collegiate curriculum development process. This research discusses how game design curricula can evolve to meet those demands through sustainability and preparing graduates to be…

National Career Development Association (NCDA) is excited to release the re-imagined 7th edition of their influential guide to career assessment. Re-conceptualized and renamed to "A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment," the "Guide" contains important information career counselors, educators, and practitioners will find…

Counseling expert V. Scott H. Solberg introduces a new paradigm and framework for career development focused on teaching skills that all students need to set long-term goals and experience post-secondary success. Based on nearly a decade of research and technical assistance in schools, the book shows how educators can leverage the use of…

Although ABET has outlined educational outcomes to help prepare students with the necessary competencies to succeed in professional engineering practice, it is unclear how confident students are in their professional engineering skills. "Competency" refers to the "generic, integrated and internalized capability to deliver…

Earning a living via multiple income streams through a portfolio career is the reality for most music graduates. In the last 10-15 years, music conservatoires around the world have begun to recognise and respond to this reality in the way they train and prepare students for life after study (Bennet, 2008; Draper & Cunio, 2014; Rowley et al.,…

In this study, we adopted a person-centered approach using latent profile analysis to explore whether profiles of calling based on the internal and external sources of a calling are identified and how these profiles relate to successful university-to-work transition outcomes (i.e., higher career satisfaction, higher person-job fit, and lower…

Purpose: Embedded in higher educational settings, work-integrated learning (WIL) is a key reflection to students' perceived employability. The purpose of this study is to explore the antecedents of internal and external perceived employability. The research attempts to test a theoretical model examining the relationships among human capital, work…

Education is of great importance for all individuals in a society from the very beginning. Individuals have regarded education as the most important way to achieve their goals. In this context, university education, which prepares individuals to work life, has an important place in all societies. However, although individuals start university with…

In the past five decades, white men have predominately held the superintendent position (Grogan & Nash, 2021; Tallerico & Blount, 2004). Women have gradually gained access to this position, but women of color still have to navigate access to this crucial seat in public education (Grogan & Nash, 2021). Relatedly, public schools have…

In this paper, I address Jacque Lacan's theory of the four discourses, namely, master/slave, university, hysteric and analyst. The four discourses are explored via interviews with five postgraduate business students from a leading Irish business school. Three of the students were prepared to abdicate responsibility for career decision-making to…