Continuing Higher Education in the United States of America (USA)

2009 ◽  
pp. 287-322
Author(s):  
Heinke Röbken
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Continuing Higher Education

scholarly journals Motivation and perseverance of women in education leadership in the United States of America

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-101
Author(s):  
Marie Goretti Nakitende
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
External Forces

This study examined executive women leaders in higher education administration in the United States of America. It examined factors influencing women to attain leadership positions. It also looked at the challenges facing female leaders and established strategies women use to overcome these challenges. A sample of 11 women leaders in higher education was selected purposively based on experience, seniority and roles. Multiple sources of data collection were utilised including interviewing, observation and document analysis, which served as a way of triangulation. The nature of the study was exploratory. The qualitative phenomenological method was utilised to organise and analyse the data. The researched data was collected from both primary and secondary sources such as journals, interviews and observations. Findings reveal that senior women leaders in higher education positions are intrinsically moved by a great desire to make a positive difference and a need to help others. External forces influencing women to leadership include mentoring, self-efficacy, networks, prior experience, leadership training, and career planning. The results indicated that the women desire is to achieve personal growth and development. The results are consistent with both leadership and motivation theories (Maslow, 1970; Burns, 1978; Bandura, 1997). The findings are limited to women leaders in the education sector; they cannot be generalised to other business sectors.

scholarly journals Electronic Portfolio increases both Validating Skills and Employability

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Mustafa Jwaifell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Electronic Portfolio ◽  
Electronic Portfolios ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Teachers And Students

The use of electronic portfolios in higher education has significantly increased in the last few years, especially in the United States of America, Canada, Europe and Australia rather than the Arabian universities. Electronic portfolios have a greater potential to alter higher education at its very core than any other technology. Both teachers and students can develop their own Electronic Portfolios; for teachers can adapt a new standardized evaluation methodology instead of traditional exams, while students can develop and share their skills life long.

scholarly journals Stopped Listening

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (Winter) ◽  
pp. 154-180
Author(s):  
Peggy Lynn MacIsaac ◽  
Staci Martin ◽  
Wilson Kubwayo ◽  
Chablue Wah ◽  
Salome Nanyenga
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Deficit Thinking

This paper discusses the academic agency of refugee-background individuals who have resettled to the United States of America and the responsibility of higher education to value refugee-background learners as knowledge creators. Contrary to deficit thinking that views learners as unable to succeed due to their refugee background, this study explores how their experiences demonstrate their multiple capacities to succeed in higher education. The essence of these experiences is presented using self-reflexive collaborative speaking and writing inquiry. Three main themes drawn from the results were the capacities of refugee-background learners to adapt cultures, maintain multiple social connections, and exercise agency.

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