Dong Chen, YoungHoon Koh, Hilary Houlette, John P. Haupt
{"title":"Bridging Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Goods: Examining the Global Common Goods Impacts of a U.S. University's Transnational Dual-Degree Programmes","authors":"Dong Chen, YoungHoon Koh, Hilary Houlette, John P. Haupt","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70110","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hequ.70110","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines the global common goods generated by transnational dual-degree programmes between a United States public research university and its 11 partner institutions in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Peru. Grounded in the higher education as a global common good framework, the analysis shows how these programmes are perceived to produce pecuniary and non-pecuniary goods. Non-pecuniary goods, recognised as global common goods, include promoting reciprocal Global North–South partnerships, educational access, knowledge generation, and shared values. Meanwhile, pecuniary outcomes such as increased institutional revenue and student employability are perceived to enable the production of global common goods. The findings offer policymakers, practitioners, and researchers insights into the positive potential of a sustainable, equitable, and impactful model for transnational dual-degree programmes. The study calls for a move beyond neocolonial, market-driven approaches toward a more intentional focus on advancing global common goods.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"80 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146129942","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":"Considering-Mobility: Expanding Our View of PhD Graduate Life-Career Decision-Making","authors":"Lynn McAlpine, Montserrat Castelló, Kirsi Pyhältö","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70111","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hequ.70111","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Globally more than half of PhD graduates work beyond academia and they change jobs with greater frequency than in academia. We have been researching this post-PhD mobility for some time, and recently, in beginning a study, we became intrigued by transcript excerpts that were not actual mobility but still referenced mobility. On examining these more closely, we realised they represented <i>assessing options/possibilities without actual moving</i>. This unexpected phenomenon led us to expand our analysis to compare experiences of considering mobility and actual mobility. Strikingly, in considering mobility compared to actual mobility, life-career goals predominated, and assessments of personal and structural factors were often present—not the case with actual mobility. These findings fundamentally expand our understanding of life-career thinking: first, they position considering mobility as an ongoing internal dialogue assessing personal and structural factors around life-career intentions. Second, given no visible action results from the effort, these assessments emphasise the centrality of ‘thinking’ in individual's agency—efforts to influence their life-career options. As to policy and practice, this new evidence of intentionality has implications for helping individuals enhance their career thinking—important in today's world of self-authored careers.</p>","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"80 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/hequ.70111","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146122835","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}
{"title":"Navigating Academic Integrity in Doctoral Education: A Study of Misconduct in Doctoral Defence Practices in Mongolia","authors":"Orkhon Gantogtokh","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70109","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hequ.70109","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Doctoral defences play a critical role in safeguarding the integrity and credibility of doctoral education. In Mongolia, however, defence practices, administered through centralised committees rooted in Soviet academic traditions, face significant structural, cultural, and ethical challenges. This study explores how doctoral defences have become vulnerable to academic and research misconduct, including favouritism, plagiarism, contract cheating, political interference, and corruption. Using a basic qualitative study design informed by critical theories, this research draws on in-depth interviews with 37 stakeholders (defence committee members, faculty, doctoral students, and policymakers) and a document review of defence-related regulations. The study is critical in orientation and reveals underlying systemic issues shaped by socio-economic, cultural, historical, and institutional factors by drawing on neoliberalism and post-socialist legacies. Thematic analysis identified six emerging themes: subjective and opaque decision-making; patronage and political influence; violations of research integrity; misconduct related to international students; administrative and financial pressures on doctoral candidates; and concerns about committee competence and selection. Stakeholders proposed reform direction, including a gradual transition to independent institutional defences, shifting from a high-stakes assessment model to a more developmental approach, strengthening merit-based committee selection, differentiating research and professional doctorate pathways, and reforming defence-related cultural and procedural practices. By situating Mongolia's experience within broader post-socialist transformations, this study contributes to global discussions on developing credible, equitable, and development-oriented doctoral assessment systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"80 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/hequ.70109","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146130127","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}
{"title":"Regulations of AI Technologies and Their Impact on Higher Education: Global Perspectives, Institutional Cases and Emerging Challenges","authors":"Baris Uslu, Aras Bozkurt","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70108","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hequ.70108","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper focuses on the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and its implications for higher education, emphasising the intersection of technological innovation, ethical considerations, and governance. Tracing AI's trajectory from foundational theories to mainstream adoption, it describes emerging opportunities alongside critical risks related to privacy, bias, accountability, and intellectual property. Through comparison of global regulatory frameworks such as the EU AI Act and national strategies in Australia, China, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, this letter highlights converging principles and persistent gaps in policy enforcement. Particular attention is given to the challenges of integrating AI responsibly within higher education institutions, where issues of academic integrity, authorship, and pedagogical transformation need comprehensive oversight. Accordingly, the paper suggests coordinated institutional strategies, robust legal structures, and ethical safeguards to enhance the effectiveness of AI-integrated university practices while preserving trust, equity, and human-centred values in an increasingly digital academic environment.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"80 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146122824","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}
Muweesi Charles, Nabukalu Aisha, Yuda Taddeo Kaahwa, Lawrence Sserwadda, Muhamadi Kaweesi, Disan Kuteesa Mugenyi, Anthony Muwagga Mugagga
{"title":"Role of Higher Education Institutions' Capacity Building Programs in Promoting Transnational Education in Uganda: A Case of Makerere University","authors":"Muweesi Charles, Nabukalu Aisha, Yuda Taddeo Kaahwa, Lawrence Sserwadda, Muhamadi Kaweesi, Disan Kuteesa Mugenyi, Anthony Muwagga Mugagga","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70101","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hequ.70101","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study on The Role of Higher Education Institutions' capacity-building programs in Promoting Transnational Education (TNE) in Uganda focuses on both host and home institutions. The research aimed to assess the impact of TNE, investigate challenges affecting its sustainability, and suggest strategies for improvement. A qualitative exploratory design was adopted, wherein data were collected from university administrators, lecturers, and student leaders at Makerere University. Their responses were coded, transcribed, and analysed thematically. Findings revealed that TNE plays a significant role in expanding access to higher education by offering students international learning opportunities, enhancing academic advancement, and providing global exposure, thereby improving education quality. However, challenges such as inadequate funding and regulatory inconsistencies hinder the long-term sustainability of TNE programs. The study concludes that Transnational Education is instrumental and fundamental in transforming the host university's infrastructure and technology, on top of promoting quality education. The study recommends increased government funding for local universities, through grants, subsidies, and policy incentives, to improve their competitiveness in the TNE space. Additionally, the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) should establish clear regulatory frameworks to harmonise TNE policies, ensuring quality education and supporting the sustainability of both host and home institutions in Uganda.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"80 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146122818","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}
Nicolai Götze, Anna Kosmützky, Georg Krücken, Tim Seidenschnur, Rick Vogel
{"title":"Multiple Competition? An Analysis of Thematic Research Clusters on Competition and Higher Education","authors":"Nicolai Götze, Anna Kosmützky, Georg Krücken, Tim Seidenschnur, Rick Vogel","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.70105","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Competition in higher education is widespread. Its prevalence is accompanied by increasing interrelations between different competitions. This article systematically analyses the as yet underexplored intellectual structure of the international scholarly discussion on competition in higher education, including its relation to science and industry, based on a combination of bibliometric coupling and qualitative content analysis using a database of 2136 articles. We find evidence for a heterarchical intellectual structure dominated by six thematic clusters: ‘global organizational status competition’, ‘innovation and university-industry linkages’, ‘academics' resources in competition’, ‘management of organizational service quality’, ‘social inequalities and organizational status’ and ‘diffusion of student-related financial policies’. Each cluster highlights a different way of framing competition. We find that these framings are loosely coupled and that the interdependency between different competitions is under-analysed. Additionally, we provide an exemplary examination of country-specific patterns of competition discourse and uncover local variants of global competition imaginaries. By means of the concept of multiple competition, we emphasise this interrelatedness and outline propositions to guide further research.</p>","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/hequ.70105","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146096374","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}
Qian Luo, Yuan Zhuang, Yung-ho Chiu, Xinya Du, Lina Zhang
{"title":"Does Chinese Ownership Policy of Sci-Tech Achievements Promote the University Technology Transfer Efficiency?","authors":"Qian Luo, Yuan Zhuang, Yung-ho Chiu, Xinya Du, Lina Zhang","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.70103","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>With scholars paying increasing attention to the effects of ownership policy of sci-tech achievements, further discussion on the nexus between the ownership policy and the university technology transfer (UTT) efficiency is particularly useful for improving UTT system. Accordingly, this paper investigates the impact mechanism of Chinese ownership policy of sci-tech achievements on UTT efficiency using the regression models based on the OLS method and Tobit model. By proposing a comprehensive evaluation index, this paper quantifies the ownership policy of sci-tech achievements by using the ownership policy system construction capability of sci-tech achievements (PSCC) in 30 provinces. A dynamic two-stage data envelopment analysis model with considering ownership policy heterogeneity is constructed to assess and analyse the UTT efficiency. We find that regardless of the overall system and sub-stages, the efficiency of leading areas classified by PSCC tends to be higher than that of other areas. Among policy support dimensions, element support level exerts a significantly positive impact on UTT efficiency and its sub-stage efficiencies, serving as the core driving factor, while subject support level has no significant effect.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146002251","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":"Worldmaking in US Transnational Education","authors":"Sarah Williamson","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.70104","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper proposes a new theoretical framework, Worldmaking In TNE, that uses humanistic training as a strategy for embedding intercultural understanding, building competence, and nurturing global citizenship in US transnational education. The basis for the framework is the research of Harvard educator, Doris Sommer. The Work of Art in the World explores how thinking like an artist can enable civic agency and change paradigms. The author applies Sommer's findings to a core paradigm of US transnational education, US HEI owned and operated overseas education centres (“global centres”, referring to branch campuses and study centres) and asks how embracing the link between creativity and humanistic interpretation might be used as a tool to reframe education in these centres to reduce cultural isolation and better achieve US government ambitions for transnational education within the curriculum. US government ambitions for transnational education are defined and discussed alongside an analysis of its scale globally. The prominence of the global centre paradigm is established and its rationale explained. The challenges of the model in relation to students' acquisition of intercultural competence are identified. How centres could apply Worldmaking In TNE as a practice to support intercultural development is presented.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145987179","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}
Christiana Karousiou, Maria Evagorou, Maria Vrikki
{"title":"Enhancing University Students' Questioning Techniques in Dialogic and Argumentative Practices","authors":"Christiana Karousiou, Maria Evagorou, Maria Vrikki","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.70102","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study explores the questioning techniques employed by Higher Education Institution (HEI) students in simulated scenarios following their participation in a training course, as well as their perspectives on the role of questioning in fostering a culture of inquiry and continuous improvement in schools. A mixed-methods approach was used, involving 17 participants enrolled in the Educational Studies program at a private university in the Republic of Cyprus. The results indicate that participants employ diverse questioning techniques and view questioning as essential for fostering critical thinking, collaboration and argumentation. Additionally, they recognize its role in promoting dialogic practices, reflective thinking and open communication, despite the identified challenges associated with its use. This study significantly contributes to the field of higher education by emphasizing the need to integrate such strategies into initial teacher education. It offers practical recommendations for embedding these strategies in university programs, thereby supporting future educators in enhancing their dialogic and argumentative skills.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145909265","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}
Ingrid González Palta, Antonia Larrain, Rocío Contreras, María José Guzmán
{"title":"How Do College Students Argue Orally in Classroom Debates With Different Communicative Goals?","authors":"Ingrid González Palta, Antonia Larrain, Rocío Contreras, María José Guzmán","doi":"10.1111/hequ.70100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.70100","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Debate has a long tradition in higher education and is increasingly valued as a formative methodology. Its learning potential, however, may depend on the kind of argumentation used. Evidence comparing how communicative goals shape students' argumentative style in formative debates remains scarce. This study explored how university students' oral argumentation varies in debates with persuasive or deliberative objectives. Psychology students debated on four occasions. A collection of 32 debate preparations and 16 debate executions was analysed, and the argumentative moves used were identified with a coding scheme. Analysis of the distribution of moves showed global differences between debate types. Persuasive debates featured more own arguments, counter-arguments to the opponent, notions/definitions, interruptions and certainty language. And deliberative debates had more counter-arguments to one's own stance, change of position, active search for reasons and uncertainty language. These findings are discussed within the context of their pedagogical and educational policy implications.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51607,"journal":{"name":"HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145887870","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}