International Research in Higher Education最新文献

{"title":"There’s No Substitute for a Good Substitute Teacher","authors":"Frederick M. Hampton, Selena Lane","doi":"10.5430/irhe.v7n2p1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v7n2p1","url":null,"abstract":"The onslaught of COVID 19 forced the closures of schools, but upon their gradual reopening the need for high quality substitute school teachers was at an all-time high. Although many school districts were in need well before the pandemic struck, this disease illuminated the fact that substitute teachers across the nation were in short supply. In an economic environment where other jobs may offer higher pay, more benefits, less stress, and more professional respect, the ranks of quality substitute teachers has continued to dwindle. Competent and capable substitute teachers provide a reliable bridge for student learning when university trained and state licensed teachers are temporarily unavailable. This paper discusses specific causes of the substitute shortage, how varying school districts are impacted by the problem, and offers specific guidance regarding how to make significant improvements in both the short and long-term supply through better identification, recruitment, and ongoing support of substitute teachers.","PeriodicalId":174498,"journal":{"name":"International Research in Higher Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130167417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Designing White Space for Chemistry Education With the Inspiration of Chinese Artistry","authors":"Ronghuan He, Mingli Chen, Ting Yang, Zejun Wang, Jianhua Wang","doi":"10.5430/irhe.v7n2p37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v7n2p37","url":null,"abstract":"White space is an artistry concept widely used in Chinese painting and calligraphy. It conveys useful information for the readers while retaining certain imagination space for them. Inspired by this artistry, we probe into the white space designing in chemistry education and scientific training in colleges/universities. A few examples are illustrated for the utilization of white spaces in scientific knowledge teaching with detailed discussions. These include half-life time of dynamic studies, mathematical derivation of chemical calculations, equilibrium of chemical reactions and phases of thermodynamics, as well as data processing in scientific studies & developments. Designing white space in lectures/presentations aims to rhythmize the teaching process and to prevent fatigue from both the lecturer and students by cutting off lengthy talking. Moreover, leaving suitable white space in the teaching content may arouse the curiosity of students, stimulate the desire for their exploration, and therefore enrich their learning experiences. We herein propose the designing of appropriate white space in college chemistry education with pernitent examples to promote further discussions on this issue.","PeriodicalId":174498,"journal":{"name":"International Research in Higher Education","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126257372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gendered Preferences in Selecting Physical Education Activity Skills Courses: A Study of a Taiwanese and a United States University","authors":"Shan-hui Hsu, J. Chepyator-Thomson, Jeremy Lackman, K. Byron","doi":"10.5430/irhe.v7n1p1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v7n1p1","url":null,"abstract":"The purposes of this study were to examine the role of basic physical education curriculum in two universities and to ascertain how gender influenced Physical Education (PE) activity skills enrollment over a 10-year period. Researchers employed a cross-cultural quantitative approach. Data collection involved 127,956 students from a Taiwan university and a United States university. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and multiple regressions calculated with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings reveal differences and significant trends in: (a) the relationship between curriculum structures at the two institutions, (b) gender enrollment over years, and (c) the types of physical education activity skills courses taken.","PeriodicalId":174498,"journal":{"name":"International Research in Higher Education","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115362899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Logical Approach, Realistic Situation and Behavioral Selection of Higher Education Governance Empowered by Big Data","authors":"Wen-cheng Chang","doi":"10.5430/irhe.v7n1p37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v7n1p37","url":null,"abstract":"Big data has become an important tool to promote the transformation of higher education governance. In internal mechanism, the governance of higher education empowered by big data can continuously optimize the governance structure of higher education, enrich the governance subjects of higher education, expand the boundaries of higher education governance and update the governance rules of higher education. In terms of value logic, the governance of higher education with big data empowerment is mainly reflected in shaping data thinking, reconstructing value cognition, surpassing technical rationality and realizing characteristic development. At present, the governance of big data empowerment higher education mainly has practical difficulties, such as lack of institutional guarantee for data application, weak research ability of data technology, information risk in data based governance and technological governance ignoring the needs of the subject. In the future, the governance of big data empowerment higher education needs to further standardize data governance and improve the modern university system with Chinese characteristics. Mining data value to stimulate the internal power of higher education governance; Based on the whole data, realize the collaborative governance of higher education; In-depth interpretation of data, highlighting the people-oriented value orientation.","PeriodicalId":174498,"journal":{"name":"International Research in Higher Education","volume":"128 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121377660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the Challenges Faced by Teachers in the Implementation of Digital Technology in Secondary Schools in Rundu Circuit, Kavango East Region Namibia","authors":"Chirimbana Moses, Nghipandulwa Leena Lahja T., Shikusho Paulus Shikusho","doi":"10.5430/irhe.v7n1p23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v7n1p23","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of digital technology in Secondary Schools in Rundu circuit, Kavango east region Namibia. The study adopted a qualitative research approach. The population of this study was comprised of of all secondary school teachers and principals in Rundu circuit, Kavango east region Namibia. The sample of this study consisted of three principals and seven teachers who were chosen purposively from the 3 secondary schools in the Rundu Circuit in Kavango East region. The qualitative data was collected by means of a semi structured open ended questionnaires. Data collected from the interviews were then transcribed, presented and then analysed using thematic analysis.The findings of this study indicated that lack of pedagogical training was one of the impeding factors to the implementation of the digital technology policy in the teaching and learning process. The findings of the study also indicated that a greater number of teachers had little or no access to the digital technology resources in their institutions. It was established during this study that burglary was on the increase in Kavango East region and computers and air conditioners were the main targets, most of the schools had their laboratories broken into and their computers and other supporting gadgets stolen, making the whole implementation of the digital technology policy fall on its face. The findings of the study further found that schools in Kavango East Region do not have electricity and that some schools had a lot of broken down computers which accumulated over time due to lack of the proper technical skills on the part of the teachers to have them repaired or fixed for use by both teachers and students.It can be concluded from the findings of this study that, lack of pedagogical training was one of the impeding factors to the implementation of the digital technology policy in the teaching and learning process at some Secondary Schools in Rundu circuit, Kavango east region Namibia. It can also be concluded that the absence of digital technology resources was another stinging obstacle to the implementation of the digital technology policy in the classrooms by teachers. The study concludes that burglary was on the increase in Kavango East region.The study suggested that the Ministry of Education has to fully intensify its involvement in the digital technology policy implementation process through the provision of human and material support, supervision and constant reviews or evaluations. Teachers need to be constantly in-serviced on digital technology skills in schools so that they are fully equipped and aware of the digital technology tools’ usage for the benefit of the Namibian child.","PeriodicalId":174498,"journal":{"name":"International Research in Higher Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131044169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Concern of Modernization and the Mission of Higher Education","authors":"Tian Lei, Chao Xiao","doi":"10.5430/irhe.v7n1p16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v7n1p16","url":null,"abstract":"While the modernization movement has led to profound changes in politics, economy and culture around the world, human development is also facing unprecedented difficulties. The concern about modernization puts forward the value for modernization orientation of the times. Higher education must transcend the realistic culture with instrumental rationality as the core, and the most fundamental must be first. Only by transcending its own narrowness and constructing the educational philosophy view of the integration of science education and humanities education, can it give full play to its cultural criticism and literature. With the function of creation, it undertakes the historical mission of value orientation for modernization.","PeriodicalId":174498,"journal":{"name":"International Research in Higher Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130009208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Global Education Styles Post-COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Hajar Saeed Al Hubaishi","doi":"10.5430/irhe.v7n1p33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v7n1p33","url":null,"abstract":"The outbreak of COVID-19, resulted in societies’ chaos and economies’ turbulence, necessitating countries’ collective action to address the impacted socio-economic devastation, and the pre-knowledge of the powerful forces, that make the school reforms a reality.The pandemic has affected educational systems globally, leading to closures of schools, universities and colleges, around the world, affecting approximately 1.7 billion students. According to the UNICEF about 153 countries are implementing nationwide closures and 24 are implementing local closures, impacting almost 99% of the world's student population. Not only students, but also teachers, and families, have far-reaching economic and societal consequences, shedding light on various social and economic issues. In the Post Covid-19 education system, distance learning will transfer education from physical classrooms to virtual learning platforms. It is predicted that, COVID-19 will change the current way of life, as it will be defined as: “before COVID-19” and “after COVID-19”. This suggests that, some aspects of schooling, might not be the same way as before and education needs to change, to prepare young learners for what the future is holding for them. According to the World Economic Forum, 65% of primary-school children today will be working in job types that do not exist yet.","PeriodicalId":174498,"journal":{"name":"International Research in Higher Education","volume":"290 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133120064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Policy on Enhancing Access to Higher Education: The Israeli Case","authors":"Pinhas Haliwa","doi":"10.5430/irhe.v6n4p40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v6n4p40","url":null,"abstract":"Israel’s new higher education policy, introduced by the Council for Higher Education (CHE) in 1994, was intended to make higher education accessible to population groups on the social and geographical periphery of Israel and narrow social gaps. This article will examine the following main question: Does access to higher education abet social mobility and narrow social disparities? This article emphasises the changes in the role of academia as a gateway to occupations that allow for high social mobility. Previous research has not focused on this qualitative gap. This article asserts that the increase in enrolment in subjects that do not lead to high income in non-affluent localities may perpetuate the qualitative gaps between these localities and affluent ones. This affects the outputs of the academic system; the quality gaps are beginning to have impacts not only among localities in Israel but also on international comparison tests.","PeriodicalId":174498,"journal":{"name":"International Research in Higher Education","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125216407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Academic Endowments in the United Kingdom – Do They Make a Difference?","authors":"A. Šestanović, F. Qureshi, Sarwar Khawaja","doi":"10.5430/irhe.v6n4p11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v6n4p11","url":null,"abstract":"This paper analyses the role and significance of the endowments for the UK higher education system. We have systematised the metrics commonly used to measure the performance of the academic endowments. To collect the data about universities and colleges, we exploited the data provided by the HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) that collect and disseminate UK higher education data and the data provided by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The size of the university and colleges endowments is valued using their respective financial statements, using endowment reserve account of the balance sheet.The academic endowments linked with the UK universities and colleges are estimated to be worth £15.8 billion in 2020. According to the number of the endowments linked with universities and colleges endowments, they play a significant role in the UK higher education system. However, there is a notable difference concerning endowment size between the few most reputable academic institutions and other universities and colleges. For example, the two largest endowments (the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge with accompanied colleges endowments) in 2020 had a share of 75% measured by the size of the endowment assets. Moreover, this 75% has been stable during the last several years.In addition, the UK academic endowments are much smaller than their US counterparts and thus generally have lesser significance for the UK higher education system, while they may play a significant role for particular institutions. The endowment size per student has also been much smaller in the UK than in the US. Except for the six universities and colleges, the share of the income coming from endowments and donations in the total income has been relatively low, 2% or less. Considering the long history and tradition of the endowments in England, their role in the UK higher education system is deeply rooted. However, with their historical performance and significance for some higher education providers, there is an opportunity for a more prominent role in the future.","PeriodicalId":174498,"journal":{"name":"International Research in Higher Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125887029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predicting Academic Procrastination and Academic Achievement in Private Higher Education With the HEXACO Model of Personality and Psychological Distress","authors":"Katarina Sokić, F. Qureshi, Sarwar Khawaja","doi":"10.5430/irhe.v6n4p29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v6n4p29","url":null,"abstract":"Academic procrastination is one of the main problems in the private higher education sector associated with a high rate of abandonment of higher education and delays in fulfilling student obligations. In an effort to detect some of the personal predictors of this phenomenon, we examined associations between personality traits, psychological distress, academic procrastination, and academic achievement among students in private higher education. A sample of 369 participants (145 men, 224 women, 23 years on average) was taken. Participants self-reported their academic achievement and anonymously completed several questionnaires: The Studying Procrastination Scale, The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales – 21, the HEXACO Personality Inventory-Revised - 60. In line with prediction, the HEXACO dimensions explained an additional 24% of the variance in academic procrastination after controlling for psychological distress. In addition, Conscientiousness and psychological distress predicted academic procrastination, and Conscientiousness uniquely significantly predicted academic performance. Our results suggest that academic procrastination and academic performance are influenced by personality. Also, this study indicated that the impact of psychological distress on academic outcomes depends on the constellation of personality traits. Current findings could help to better understand personal factors associated with negative academic outcomes and prevent negative emotional states associated with student procrastination and poor academic performance.","PeriodicalId":174498,"journal":{"name":"International Research in Higher Education","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131544619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}