The Humanities and the Future of Bioethics Education

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 518-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSEPH J. FINS
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Bioethics Education ◽  
The Future

Let’s face it, the humanities are in trouble. Last year, in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Thomas H. Benton warned prospective graduate students to avoid doctoral studies in the humanities. His rationale: a job market down 40%, the improbability of tenure, the more certain prospect of life as an adjunct, and eventual outright exile from one’s chosen field. Benton, the pen name of William Pannapacker, an associate professor of English at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, pulled no punches. His piece was entitled, “Graduate School in the Humanities: Just Don’t Go.”

The Mismatch between Undergraduate Marketing Education and Employers' Requirements in Portugal

2016 ◽  
pp. 18-36
Author(s):  
Ana Estima ◽  
Paulo Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The State ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Marketing Education ◽  
Market Needs

The debate on what should be offered by universities concerning their marketing education curricula in order to serve the market needs, specifically the employers' has been widely present in the literature. Its relevance derives from the fact that employers are one of the most important stakeholders of higher education institutions, given their responsibility in the career of graduate students. In this chapter we intend to contribute to the understanding of the state of undergraduate marketing education offered by Portuguese universities and assess whether there is a mismatch between marketing education and market needs. A better understanding of the mismatch and its implications can lead to better marketing education programs, increasing not only the acceptance and employability of students but also the transfer of innovative marketing knowledge to companies. The findings show that there is indeed a gap between what is being offered by the academia and what is requested by the job market, in terms of marketing, that could be higher than 50% of the requirements expected by employers.

The Mismatch between Undergraduate Marketing Education and Employers' Requirements in Portugal

2021 ◽  
pp. 1386-1405
Author(s):  
Ana Estima ◽  
Paulo Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The State ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Marketing Education ◽  
Market Needs

The debate on what should be offered by universities concerning their marketing education curricula in order to serve the market needs, specifically the employers' has been widely present in the literature. Its relevance derives from the fact that employers are one of the most important stakeholders of higher education institutions, given their responsibility in the career of graduate students. In this chapter we intend to contribute to the understanding of the state of undergraduate marketing education offered by Portuguese universities and assess whether there is a mismatch between marketing education and market needs. A better understanding of the mismatch and its implications can lead to better marketing education programs, increasing not only the acceptance and employability of students but also the transfer of innovative marketing knowledge to companies. The findings show that there is indeed a gap between what is being offered by the academia and what is requested by the job market, in terms of marketing, that could be higher than 50% of the requirements expected by employers.

scholarly journals The International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme: An International Gateway to Higher Education and Beyond

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Saxton ◽  
Ian Hill
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
International Baccalaureate ◽  
Affective Domain ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Job Market ◽  
The Future ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Core Components

<p>This paper begins with a discussion of the origins of the IB and how, in the hands of some remarkable educators and statesmen, that pedigree has determined the knowledge, skills, and values that the IB represents. The nature of the Diploma Programme (DP) and its core components is briefly outlined and followed by what authoritative reports identify as skills for the future, esteemed by universities and the job market. There is a striking match between these skills and IB outcomes; thus, DP graduates perform well in higher education and add to the reputation of those institutions. Moreover these graduates are imbued with values of international mindedness that have become increasingly sought after by universities, along with cognitive attributes. The claims made are supported by examples of significant research, noting that there is a dearth of qualitative longitudinal studies to sufficiently substantiate the affective domain claims that currently rely more on anecdotal evidence.</p>

Sisyphus Leans Into the Professoriate

2021 ◽  
pp. 185-226
Author(s):  
Sharon Andrews ◽  
Janice Moore Newsum ◽  
Caroline M. Crawford ◽  
Noran L. Moffett
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Tenure Track ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Doctoral Study ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Promotion And Tenure ◽  
Current Point ◽  
Looking Back

Four faculty at different points in their professorial careers come together to share their own experiences, from doctoral studies through the current point in their professional career path within higher education. The faculty include a tenure-track Assistant Professor, a tenured Associate Professor submitting her initial bid for promotion to Professor, a tenured Associate Professor completing a successful bid for promotion to Professor, and a tenured Professor. These four faculty come together to share their diverse experiences, although patterns and themes are highlighted. The questions and prompts to which the authors responded fell into the specified topics of doctoral study reflections, tenure track faculty reflections, promotion and tenure reflections, professional landscape reflections, and looking back, looking forward.

Fact or Myth? An Overvies of MooCs for their Capacity to Bridge the Skills Gap

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayse Kok Arslan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Skills Gap ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Massive Open Online

<p align="justify"><em>The increasing costs of higher education (HE), growing numbers of flexible anytime, anywhere learners, and the prevalence of technology as a means to up-skill in a competitive job market, have brought to light a rising concern faced by graduate students and potential graduate employers. Specifically, there is a mismatch of useful skills obtained by students through HE institutions which is evident upon graduation. Faced with this dilemma, "graduate students," or more specifically newly graduated students, with a with bachelor's degree, and a growing number of employers are turning to Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, as a complimentary mechanism through which this skills gap may be bridged.</em><em></em></p><p align="justify"><em>It is found in the literature that MOOCs are often discussed within the capacity of their development, their retention rates, institutional policies regarding their implementation, and other such related areas. Examinations into their broader uses, benefits, and potential pitfalls have been limited to date. Therefore, this paper aims to analyse the literature highlighting the use of MOOCs as a means to reduce the mismatch in graduate skills. As such, this literature analysis reviews the following relevant areas: higher education and graduate skills gap, today's graduates and employability, and MOOCs and graduate skills. Through analysing the literature in these areas, this paper identifies gaps in the existing literature.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals No Margin for Error: A Study of Two Women Balancing Motherhood and Ph.D. Studies

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Grenier ◽  
Morag Burke
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Conceptual Maps

This cogenerative ethnography explored the lived experiences of two graduate students balancing Ph.D. studies and motherhood through McClusky’s (1963) Theory of Margi n. Specifically, we asked ourselves: What impact does pregnancy have on personal and academic selves and how are multiple roles and responsibilities managed? Through an analysis of dialogues, artifacts, conceptual maps, and narratives, examples of internal and external lo ad revealed the dynamic nature of the female experiences in graduate school. Excerpts from the data showed how roles, relationships, and experiences are characterized and how similar or different those example s were, given individual context. Implications of this research for students, faculty, and higher education policy are explored.

scholarly journals STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE DISCIPLINE «SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION: METHODS OF THE RESEARCH RESULTS PROCLAMATION IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION»

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Sofiya Nikolaeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Modern World ◽  
First Year ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Cycle Training ◽  
Communication Methods

The article is devoted to the structure and content descriptionof the professional cycle training discipline of the future doctorof philosophy in the field of 01 Education / Pedagogy, specialty011 Educational, pedagogical sciences. In particular, the needto teach this discipline to graduate students studying in thisspecialty is justified. It is recommended to include it in thecurriculum of the first year of study. The goals of teaching thisdiscipline and the competencies that future doctors of philosophyin the field of education should master are defined: integral,general and professional. The main goals are formulated asawareness of graduate students of the need and importance ofscientific communication in professional activities, systematizationof knowledge about the possibilities of scientific communicationin the modern world, the formation of skills to publish researchresults in various forms and genres, preparing graduate studentsto write and defend dissertations. The expected results ofpostgraduate training in this discipline are specified. There aretwo content modules of the discipline, consisting of lectures andpractical classes, as well as independent extracurricular workof applicants for higher education.

scholarly journals PLACE AND ROLE OF "PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS RESEARCH" DISCIPLINE IN TERMS OF TRAINING OF PH.D. WITHIN THE FIELD OF THE POSTGRADUATE HIGHER EDUCATION (RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS)

2021 ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Serhiy Lytvyn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Analytical Description ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Public Defense ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis

The purpose of the article is to highlight the place and role of the discipline "Preparation of a research project and presentation of research results" as part of the educational and scientific program of training doctors of philosophy in the graduate school of higher education (scientific institutions) and its importance in the acquisition of professional competencies, systems knowledge, and skills preparation of scientific research and presentation of its results. The methodology consists of the application of general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, generalization and abstraction, review-analytical, description, and comparison, which made it possible to identify the place and role of this discipline. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the generalization and systematization of knowledge about the discipline "Preparation of a research project and presentation of research results", in focusing on its features in terms of the present and prospects for its development. Conclusions. A feature of the discipline "Preparation of a research project and presentation of research results" is the consideration of all stages of preparation of graduate students: from admission to graduate school and choosing a dissertation research topic and to public defense of the dissertation and certification in the light of modern requirements. In the process of studying the course graduate students will be able to form a holistic view of science as a system of knowledge and tools of knowledge, to form views on the methodology of scientific knowledge, the essence of general and special methods and principles of research and presentation of their results.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES AND EVOLUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norliza Mohd Zain ◽  
Velantina Aspah ◽  
Normazni Abdullah ◽  
Mansoureh Ebrahimi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Future

Education is a process that develops human abilities and attitudes. Higher education began expanding its reach after WWII due to the growing political awareness of its importance for a nation’s future prospects. This study focuses on how higher education impacted Malaysian graduates by reviewing the system’s development from 1957 to present day and even beyond to 2025. A qualitative approach is used, based mostly on books, journals and qualified papers. We identify how Malaysia’s system of higher education system ensured the future employment of its graduates. In addition, we provide the set of governmental guidelines that help maintain and enhance the system’s production of marketable graduates; thus, ensuring their employability in the global job market. 

scholarly journals Experiences of Chinese International Doctoral Students in Canada Who Withdrew: A Narrative Inquiry

10.28945/4240 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 259-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Gao
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
International Doctoral Students

Aim/Purpose: For the purpose of better understanding the reasons of their withdrawal and experiences, this study seeks to elicit the voices of Chinese international students who have withdrawn from doctoral studies in Canada. Background: This study used Tinto’s institutional departure model as a framework. His model illustrates that the experience of individuals in that institution modifies their initial intentions and commitments. The scholarly literature on degree completion of graduate students and existing studies on experiences of international students in the North American context also guided the inquiry of this study. Methodology: This is a qualitative study with narrative inquiry as a means for investigation and exploration. Four participants were recruited by purposive sampling, and in-depth interview was used as the approach to collect data. Data were collected in Mandarin and were transcribed into texts. Two rounds of analysis were applied and then the findings were translated into English. Contribution: This study added information to the literature on international doctoral students’ experiences and explained how socio-cultural factors could impact doctoral students’ decision-making. Findings: The themes included: experiences with doctoral supervisors; partnership and the perception of gender roles; family of origin and the importance of education; and educational differences between China and Canada. Recommendations for Practitioners: At a practice level, universities could consider delivering series of workshops to help international graduate students start their journey. Departmental administrative bodies could consider building community for doctoral students and tracking their study paths to better assist students. Given the increased number of international students on campuses, it is time for university staff and faculties to become more aware of what a more diverse student population means. Professional development workshops would help to develop professors’ cultural awareness. Recommendation for Researchers: My research is an example of addressing translation issues in cross-language and cross-cultural settings. Qualitative research is considered valid when the distance between the meanings as experienced by the participants and the meanings as interpreted in the findings is as close as possible. Therefore, I would recommend in the condition that if the researcher and the participant(s) share the same language, the best practice would be to transcribe and analyze data in the original language to shorten the distance from the meanings that are made by participants and the meanings that are interpreted by the researcher(s). Language meanings do lose during the translation process; as researchers, we should try our best to present our participants as truly as possible. Impact on Society: The number of international students who choose to conduct doctoral studies is increasing every year. They are making contributions to the host countries in various ways such as contribution to the enrichment of higher education, the development of research, the promotion of global understanding etc. However, their study status and overall well-being may not be getting enough attention from both the scholarly research and in real practice. Thus, the experiences shared by my research participants who used to be doctoral students and left their studies halfway could add value and knowledge to the understanding of this group of students and to better assist the internationalization of higher education institutions. Future Research: Future studies could probe more on other ethnicities and cultures. Also, numerous studies have been conducted to examine the relationship between doctoral students and their supervisors; however, the incompatibility between doctoral students and their supervisors and coping strategies in that situation is still an area that needs more investigation.

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