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Leading for Research Excellence: Presidential Capabilities and Institutional Performance in Chinese Higher Education 领导卓越研究：中国高等教育的校长能力与机构绩效

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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.70032

Yueyan Dong, Jiazheng Wu, Nannan Yu

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A Checklist for a Comprehensive Accreditation Model for Fully Electronic Higher Education Institutions: Synthesising Criteria and Expert Perspectives 一个全面的电子高等教育机构认证模式的清单：综合标准和专家的观点

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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.70030

Seyedeh Golafrooz Ramezani, Zainab Sadat Mostafavi, Hayden Godfrey

{"title":"A Checklist for a Comprehensive Accreditation Model for Fully Electronic Higher Education Institutions: Synthesising Criteria and Expert Perspectives","authors":"Seyedeh Golafrooz Ramezani, Zainab Sadat Mostafavi, Hayden Godfrey","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.70030","url":null,"abstract":"This research focuses on developing a comprehensive accreditation model for online, electronic, and distance education in higher education institutions (OEDE-HEIs). The surge in OEDE's global prevalence necessitates an evolved accreditation framework that addresses unique institutional needs. This study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining a deductive meta-synthesis of existing literature with an inductive, qualitative analysis of expert opinions. The objective was to integrate various accreditation criteria into a cohesive checklist tailored to OEDE-HEIs, ensuring robustness and relevance in the rapidly changing educational landscape. The research identified 5 principal themes and 45 subthemes, encompassing organisational structure, educational dimensions, research integration, support systems, and technological infrastructure. Key findings include the importance of organisational adaptability, emotional and administrative support, and the critical impact of technology on all facets of OEDE. This led to the creation of a novel, all-encompassing accreditation checklist, offering a holistic view of essential factors for high-quality, responsive online education. Additionally, the study highlights potential limitations, including regional biases from expert feedback and the dynamic nature of technological advancements. Recommendations for future research include broadening expert perspectives, regular updates to the accreditation criteria, and examining practical application challenges. This research contributes to the field by providing a detailed framework for accrediting OEDE-HEIs, fostering a more holistic, adaptable, and student-centric approach. Its implications extend to practitioners, policymakers, and educators, guiding operational strategies, policy formulation, and educational delivery enhancements in OEDE-HEIs.","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"79 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/hequ.70030","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144299706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Research Productivity and Africa's Productive Capacity: The Moderating Role of Government Education Expenditure 研究生产力与非洲生产能力：政府教育支出的调节作用

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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.70039

Ekene ThankGod Emeka, Simplice A. Asongu

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Student Perceptions of Generative Artificial Intelligence Regulations: A Mixed-Methods Study of Higher Education in Singapore 学生对生成式人工智能法规的看法：新加坡高等教育的混合方法研究

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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.70038

Michelle Xin Yi Tan, Yao Qu, Jue Wang

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Parenting in Academia: Unequal Pathways to Collaboration for Doctoral Students in South Korea 学术界的父母教育：韩国博士生合作的不平等途径

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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.70041

Hye Yeon Park, Heewon Moon

{"title":"Parenting in Academia: Unequal Pathways to Collaboration for Doctoral Students in South Korea","authors":"Hye Yeon Park, Heewon Moon","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.70041","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the challenges faced by parenting doctoral students, focusing on their research collaboration experiences, collaborative competency, and barriers to develop collaborative competency in comparison to their non-parenting counterparts. The research employs data collected through an online survey of doctoral students at a leading research university in South Korea in 2024. The results reveal that female parenting students report lower participation in international collaborations and face greater barriers in developing global competencies compared to male and non-parenting students. However, parenting students, particularly females, exhibit higher levels of self-perceived collaborative skills and attitudes. Notably, these differences are more pronounced in non-STEM fields, with no significant sex or parenting effects observed in STEM fields. The study highlights the need for higher education institutions to ensure that research collaboration opportunities are equally accessible to all students regardless of parenting status, sex, or discipline. The findings are timely given the global concern over declining fertility rates and their potential impact on the academia.","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"79 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/hequ.70041","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144299952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Reputation Management in a Chinese and UK University: What Do Universities' Self-Representations Through Social Media to Governments and International Students Say About Their Resource Dependence? 中英两国大学的声誉管理：大学通过社交媒体向政府和国际学生的自我陈述如何反映其资源依赖？

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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.70040

Zhuo Sun, Miguel Antonio Lim, Heather Cockayne

{"title":"Reputation Management in a Chinese and UK University: What Do Universities' Self-Representations Through Social Media to Governments and International Students Say About Their Resource Dependence?","authors":"Zhuo Sun, Miguel Antonio Lim, Heather Cockayne","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.70040","url":null,"abstract":"This study discusses the relationships between resource dependence, and reputation management (RM) through interviews with university managers regarding the use of social media by Chinese and UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This research enriches existing literature by providing a new and comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing university communication and reputational behaviour through the lens of Resource Dependence Theory (RDT) post COVID-19. The recruitment of international students in the chosen UK and Chinese HEIs is intricately tied to securing resources—but that these resources were valued differently at the case study HEIs. Nineteen interviews were conducted across the case universities and content analysis was employed to explore the perspectives of university managers. Our findings show that the admission of international students responded to the need to acquire legitimatory (in China) and financial resources (in the UK). These results signal an important difference in how international students, as resources, are perceived by these administrators. This insight explains why the UK and Chinese case universities' use of social media, especially after COVID-19, reflected their dependency on non-diversified (China case) and diversified resources (UK case). This insight is significant for policymakers and university staff who manage international student recruitment and also for the critical debate about students as ‘resources’.","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"79 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/hequ.70040","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144300193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Leading or Managing in the Middle: Exploring the Identities of Head of Departments in Higher Education Using Dynamic Systems Model 领导还是中间管理：用动态系统模型探讨高等教育部门领导的身份

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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2025-06-09 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.70037

Norma Ghamrawi, Najah A. R. Ghamrawi, Tarek Shal

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Time to (Re-)think-Feel ‘Quality’ in Higher Education Learning and Teaching 是时候（重新）思考和感受高等教育学与教的“质量”了

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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.70036

Josephine Gabi, Gladson Chikwa

{"title":"Time to (Re-)think-Feel ‘Quality’ in Higher Education Learning and Teaching","authors":"Josephine Gabi, Gladson Chikwa","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.70036","url":null,"abstract":"This article proposes (re-)thinking-feeling the current Western-centric metrics-driven measurement of ‘quality’ in learning and teaching in higher education. We argue that ensuring ‘quality’ in learning and teaching is an undeniable imperative, as it not only cultivates possibilities for students to think critically and engage imaginatively in an ever-shifting global environment. The challenge is not only the measurement but the confusion between what is measured and what is experienced and the neoliberal marketisation regime of higher education (HE) that has transformed institutional priorities, connecting ‘quality’ and the performance metrics that underpin it. Conversations with five academics who participated in this study within the UK context, reveal a consensus that applying a standardised, ‘one-size-fits-all’ measurement of ‘quality’ in learning and teaching in higher education is fraught with difficulties. Each discipline must embrace tailored, contextually appropriate, and discipline-specific approaches to conceptualising and evaluating ‘quality’. We argue that Ubuntu ethico-onto-epistemological philosophy and praxis, decoloniality and posthumanism can help us think about ‘quality’ differently, enabling ways to resist colonial paradigms and neoliberal logic and their impact.","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"79 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/hequ.70036","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144220038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Correction to ‘Higher Education and Disability: A Systematic Literature Review and Agenda for Research’ 对“高等教育与残疾：系统文献综述与研究议程”的修正

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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.70033

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University Social Responsibility: Unravelling the Perceptions of External Stakeholders 大学社会责任：解读外部利益相关者的认知

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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.70035

Rosa M. Rodríguez-Izquierdo

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