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Civic Education and Pupils’ Civic Dispositions in Ghana and Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis 加纳和尼日利亚公民教育与学生公民倾向的比较分析

Journal of Education and Research Pub Date : 2019-03-15 DOI: 10.3126/jer.v9i1.28790

S. P. Odusanya, A. Oni

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“Neoprivatisation” in Public Schools in Nepal 尼泊尔公立学校的“新私有化”

Journal of Education and Research Pub Date : 2019-03-15 DOI: 10.3126/jer.v9i1.28824

Shurendra Ghimire, K. Koirala

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Perceived Influence of Students’ Demographic Variables on Their Access to Financial Aids in Public Universities in Rivers State, Nigeria 尼日利亚河流州公立大学学生人口统计变量对其获得经济援助的感知影响

Journal of Education and Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.3126/jer.v8i2.27378

E. Eseyin

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Researching Education as a Social Process 教育作为一个社会过程的研究

Journal of Education and Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.3126/jer.v8i2.27376

S. Gautam

引用次数: 1

Deploying Creative Thinking to Strengthen Entrepreneurial Capability Among University Students in Nigeria 运用创新思维增强尼日利亚大学生创业能力

Journal of Education and Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.3126/jer.v8i2.27381

A. Aboluwodi

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引用次数: 4

Contribution of Financial Literacy on Behaviour: A Nepali Perspective 金融知识对行为的贡献:尼泊尔视角

Journal of Education and Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.3126/jer.v8i2.27380

R. Chaulagain

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引用次数: 2

An Alternative to Traditional Assessment: The Debate Showcase 传统评估的替代方案:辩论展示

Journal of Education and Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.3126/jer.v8i2.22888

Mona Shrestha, Christopher D Roffey

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引用次数: 2

Impact and Challenges of Centres for Education and Community Action in Cameroon’s North West Region 喀麦隆西北地区教育和社区行动中心的影响和挑战

Journal of Education and Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.3126/jer.v8i2.27379

F. A. Amungwa

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Reflection on Researching Teachers' Professional Integrity: Being in the Setting of Ethnography 民族志背景下教师职业操守研究的思考

Journal of Education and Research Pub Date : 2018-12-30 DOI: 10.3126/jer.v6i2.22155

Rupa Munakarmi

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Relationship Between Perception of Service Quality and Students’ Satisfaction – A Case Study of a Management School 服务质量感知与学生满意度的关系——以某管理学院为例

Journal of Education and Research Pub Date : 2018-12-30 DOI: 10.3126/JER.V6I2.22149

Rojan Baniya

{"title":"Relationship Between Perception of Service Quality and Students’ Satisfaction – A Case Study of a Management School","authors":"Rojan Baniya","doi":"10.3126/JER.V6I2.22149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/JER.V6I2.22149","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the relationship between service quality dimensions (SERVQUAL Model) and overall service quality and satisfaction of management students. Additionally, this study identifies critical factors amongst service quality dimensions that contribute most to students’ satisfaction. Furthermore, this study examines whether the relationship between overall service quality and student satisfaction is valid at both Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) level and Master in Business Administration (MBA) level. Self-administered online surveys were conducted among the undergraduate and graduate students of a management school in Kathmandu to collect the data, which were analysed using correlations and regressions. Both ‘dimensions of service quality’ and ‘composite service quality construct’ had positive relationship with students’ satisfaction, such that at both graduate and undergraduate level, service quality is antecedent of students’ satisfaction. Among the dimensions of service quality, empathy and responsiveness were found to be significant predictors of service quality. The empirical results of this study attest to Parasuraman, Zeithaml, and Berry’s (1985) SERVQUAL. This study also provides a basis for further validation of relationship between service quality and student satisfaction in future. Finally, it suggests management schools to improve their service quality, and its various dimensions, leading to students’ satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":32077,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Education and Research","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79392243","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}

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