This research investigated strategic management in the postgraduate program at the Islamic Education Management School. It concentrated on strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation to assess the curriculum, operation, and competition. Moreover, it used a descriptive design and content analysis to develop SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,…

This research aims to analyse the strategy implemented by private institution of Islamic education in building brand image. It is very crucial for the educational institution to build the brand image in order to survive within the competitive struggle. Moreover, Chen explains that brand image is considered as a myth of the school by some parents…

Universities, particularly cash-strapped, expect their students to re-enrol for postgraduate studies after the successful completion of their undergraduate studies. For two decades, Zimbabwean universities have been operating in resource-constrained settings. The current research examines the effect of course experience, satisfaction, and loyalty…

As the global neo-liberal reform movement in education continues to evolve, so does the simultaneous transfiguration of the profile and status of primary school teachers in England. Reform continues to delineate the aims and purpose of primary education in increasingly essentialist terms. This paper explores English primary school teachers'…

Taking courses by continuing education (CE) providers is one of the main ways for adults to learning digital skills. CE is provided in either face-to-face (F2F) or online distance learning (ODL) mode. While F2F courses are natural and well-understood, ODL is flexible and less expensive. However, ODL lacks the natural teacher-student and…

Economists receive high social recognition in media, politics and business discourses where they often obtain a status as 'star economists' and 'financial prophets'. This paper investigates the social conditions that make the formation of size in the economic sciences possible. It analyses the "institutional constraints,"…

When seeking to explain the eventual outcomes of a higher education experience, do the personal attributes and background factors students bring to college matter more than what the college is able to contribute to the development of the student through education or other institutional factors? Most education studies tend to simply ignore…

The paper investigates reputational status dynamics (coolness and popularity) in a Hungarian primary school sample. The data derives from an emergent mixed methods research study, where one wave of a panel data collection (N = 754) was complemented with focus group interviews (N = 144) among sixth grade students (age 12-13). The quantitative…

Over the past few decades, university rankings have become an increasingly important factor in the higher education sector. Universities are ranked based on various criteria such as research output, teaching quality, and graduate employability. However, there is a growing movement to incorporate sustainability and social impact into the ranking…

Research has suggested that Asian international students experience various stressors, such as adjustment issues relating to cultural differences, language barriers, lack of knowledge of the host culture (Zhai, 2002), loss of social support (Olivas & Li, 2006), being exposed to prejudice or discrimination in the United States (Constantine,…

Purpose: The growing competitive environment in which higher education institutes are immersed has caused them to strengthen their competitive position of a brand and its equity in emerging countries. However, there are several contradictions between the empirically approved determinants and the dimensions of brand equity in higher education. The…

Saudi Vision 2030 is a scheme; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has formulated to realize its mainstream economic, social, and administrative goals. Accordingly, the Kingdom strategizes to implement this transformative Vision. The current research aims to analyze how American media has reported several events, actions, and policies in line with Saudi…

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between factors leading to student loyalty in open and distance learning universities. Specifically, this research explores the relationship between perceived service quality, perceived e-service quality, and university image as mediators of student loyalty in Open University Malaysia…

Individuals who practice weight training to have an aesthetic body, resort to sports nutritional supplements as products to support their body development. Research has shown that the use of these products has increased dramatically. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of multiple perceived values from sports nutritional supplements on…

Aim: Open Access fosters the exchange of academic research information by making publications free of charge and, wherever possible, available through open licenses and without any technical barriers. Although the Open Access publication model is already well established in the natural sciences, there seems to be more resistance towards Open…