scholarly journals Exploratory Factor Analysis of Technological Justice: An Evidence From the Higher Education Sector in Oman

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401983892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama A. Hazzi ◽  
Samir M. Hammami
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Distinct Factor ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
Assistant Professors

This study proposes a technological dimension of organizational justice and empirically investigates how this dimension takes form in a measure of justice. The study conducted the work within the higher education sector in Oman and collected the data from nine universities and higher institutes of learning. Participants represent a range of academic ranks (including lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors), and they have different teaching experiences; they come from a wide range of cultures; and their ages widely differ. The study used exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of data from 416 survey respondents to test the dimensionality of organizational justice. It also used Cronbach’s alpha to check the reliability of the intended measure. The findings show an interpretable and distinct factor of what one might call “technological justice.” The study outcomes provide a better understanding of how employees perceive the fairness of using technological tools and its sustainability. This study can help organizations investigate the extent to which employees perceive their workplace to be technologically just. It can also help organizations reconsider their procedures and policies securing better justice in this domain. The current scholastic endeavor focuses on an area of research which has not received much attention when compared with that of research on other dimensions of organizational justice. This new domain would add some insights into the literature of organizational justice and enhance the knowledge of the dimensionality of justice.

E-Information Literacy Index of University Teachers of Maharashtra, India: A Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 432
Author(s):  
Prakash Bhairu Bilawar ◽  
Shamprasad M Pujar ◽  
Somanath Dasharath Pawar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Internet Services ◽  
Present Survey ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Assistant Professors ◽  
Use Of Internet

The purpose of this paper is to propose an e-information literacy index that provides realistic values to distinguish whether university teachers are literate in regard to awareness and use of e-information resources by explaining the characteristics of e-information literate teacher. The present survey attempts to formulate e-information literacy index of university teachers by taking into consideration three components viz. awareness of e-resources, availability of ICT facilities and use of internet services and search techniques to retrieve e-information. The findings shows that 60.52 per cent teachers are e-information literate. Amongst the teachers, the index for Assistant Professors is highest followed by Professors and Associate Professors. It indicates that Assistant Professors are more e-information literate than their superiors. Amongst the universities, the index of Shivaji University, Kolhapur is highest. As far as author’s consciousness, there are several indices meant for different purposes but in the higher education sector to define the characteristics of e-information literate university teacher in terms of an index is unique and special.

scholarly journals The Structure of Human Capital Management Practices in the Higher Education System of Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Nadeem Uz Zaman ◽  
◽  
Jan Mohammad ◽  
Abdul Naeem ◽  
Beenish Malik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Education System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Human Capital Management ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Higher Education System

This study attempts to explore the structure of human capital management (HCM) practices in the higher education system of Pakistan. The study does not consider the respondents to be conceptually aware of the concept of HCM, yet the prevailing practice within the HRM system might reflect a transition towards HCM. We collected our data using a selfadministered online questionnaire from 299 employees in the University of Pakistan. The data thus collected were analyzed using an exploratory factor analysis first and then a confirmatory factor analysis to further validate the structure highlighted in the data in the exploratory factor analysis. We found that there does exist a structure that can be related to HCM in the universities of Pakistan. Five components, as such, were highlighted in our analysis though we had initially added seven to the original survey. The component of talent was merged into knowledge and the component of retention was merged into supporting activities. This suggested the relevant correlations between these pairs. Thus, the structure suggests that Pakistani Higher Institutes (HIs) look for talent within education and knowledge rather than any separable aspect of human capital. Moreover, we found the retention is embedded into supporting activities. The study implicitly finds and claims that the mindset towards the implication of HCM is developing and performance evaluation and reward system are being considered as important trends in HIs of Pakistan. The study mainly focused on all the universities of Pakistan. It might be possible that the situation is different in the private and public sector HIs.

scholarly journals The Importance of Organizational Justice, Appraisal Purposes and Employee Satisfaction in Performance Appraisal System in Academic Sector of Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-200
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hanif Khan ◽  
Altaf Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Asad Khan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Appraisal System ◽  
Performance Appraisal System ◽  
Academic Sector

The purpose of this article is to find out the importance of organizational justice and its types along with employee satisfaction in the performance appraisal system. Data were collected from a sample of 180 respondents who replied their opinions regarding the variables included in the study. This study used SPSS to analyze collected data. The findings of study found a linkage of three kinds of organizational justice with performance appraisal. Also a strong association of employee satisfaction was found with components of organizational justice. The core restriction is that this study provides information limited to only one source, i.e. employees. This paper has practical effects on human resource development as it gives human resource practitioners and also to managers acting as rater of their employees with different ideas and recommendations.  Such ideas and recommendations typify how to maximize the perceived justice of the performance appraisal system in higher education sector of Pakistan. This study will also add some extra knowledge to the stake holders in higher education sector to understand and pinpoint the role of performance appraisal in academic sector.

scholarly journals Factors Impacting the Student’s Loyalty: An Empirical Investigation of Higher Education Sector In Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Murk Fatima ◽  
Murk Khero
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
University Management ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Student Loyalty ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The University

Student loyalty ensures management to take better strategies to improve the performance of any institute. The purpose of this research is to examine the factors impacting student’s loyalty through an empirical investigation of Higher Education Sector of Pakistan. The data for this research was collected through questionnaires from four major private universities of Karachi: SZABIST, IQRA University, Bahria University and Institute of Business Management (IOBM) with a sample size of 380. According to the nature of data, descriptive statistic and inferential statistics (regression & correlation) was used. In this research 51.6% respondents were male followed by females which are 47.9%. Results show that, female respondents are more inclined towards a university brand name and location as compare to males. On the side, males are more concerned about the universities’ market value and faculty (teachers) as the major traits while choosing a particular university as compare to females. For universities facilities both the gender male and females have not shown much enthusiasm and interest. Moreover, program offered by the university, fee structure and extracurricular activities are not the primary focus for students (both male and females) as one of the university traits. Further the results demonstrate that, academic facilities and service attitude are highly correlated and have a great impact on student’s loyalty. Moreover, campus environment having a weaker correlation also impact’s the student’s loyalty.  Other factors like, HOD and program manager have a significantly weak correlation with student loyalty and at the same time does not produce any impact. This research responded the questions raised and welcomed a wide range of discussions for the university management to work closely for student’s welfare to enhance and maintain the student’s loyalty. The study is restricted within three HEC institutes of Karachi city only due to limited time frame and financial resources available.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of ‘Attitudes to Health Professionals Questionnaire’ (AHPQ) in Iranian Context

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Najafi ◽  
Maryam Karbasi Motlagh ◽  
Minoo Najafi ◽  
Mojtaba Kajeazad ◽  
Nazila Zarghi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Professional Collaboration ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Back Translation

Abstract Background: The professional life has been frequently made by social interactions in which different forms of professional collaboration appear. Everybody has different attitudes through his/her life that could influence on choosing profession and probably the approach towards inter professional work. In order to study the current attitude towards planning educational courses and assess efficiency of the ongoing educational courses, the present study has normalized the Persian version of the ‘Attitudes to Health Professionals Questionnaire’ (AHPQ).Method: After permission from questionnaire developers, in order to confirm face and content validity, the process of translation and back translation was performed. Then it was sent to ten scholars (Delphi Technique) and their comments were considered for providing the final copy. The questionnaire was back translation from Persian into English. The final version was compared with the original questionnaire in terms of concepts. Reliability confirm by test-retest and internal consistency (intra class correlation and Cronbach alpha coefficient).The construct validity was confirmed by exploratory factor analysis. Results: According to the first phase (67 participants), wide range has caused unnecessary variations in answers; so reliability has been confirmed in larger sample size (104 participants) after decreasing the extent of scale from 10 to 5 points. Exploratory factor analysis was used by main construct and rotation of maximum variance. Final reliability was confirmed by Cronbach alpha as 0. 899. Three underlying constructs of professional ethics, professional autonomy and patient-centered care had been revealed in the questionnaire.Conclusion: In addition to confirmation of AHPQ construct validity, reveals that such a tool is able to specify the attitude of health team members based on their perceived importance towards the basis of inter professional collaboration. Thus, recognizing and directing priorities of health care team in inter professional collaboration enables us to manage establishment, integrity, sustainability and coordination of group activities.

scholarly journals Making connections and building resilience: Developing workshops with undergraduates

2017 ◽  
pp. 404-418
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
High Achieving Students ◽  
Financial Pressure ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
Uk Higher Education

While defining resilience is recognised as complex with recent research highlighting the disparity of interpretations, there is however, a common appreciation of the wide range of contributory factors impacting on students’ resilience within the Higher Education sector. These can include but are not limited to, an increasingly competitive environment for graduate jobs, increased financial pressure from student tuition fees, alongside the more traditional concerns of moving away from home and transitioning towards greater independence. Building on previous research at the University of Surrey with high achieving students, this paper outlines the development and delivery of a student focused workshop designed to enable the participants to build their understanding of resilience using different but complementary pedagogic approaches: LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and Concept Mapping. The case study included within this paper demonstrates one student’s reflection of the workshop and previous experiences which have contributed to their own resilience. What has become apparent at the University of Surrey, and more broadly within the UK Higher Education sector, is that universities have a vital role to play in fostering positive mindsets amongst students and developing strong and resilient independent learners.

Attitudes of Faculty toward Unionization

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 995-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Rodriguez ◽  
John Rearden
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Faculty Attitudes ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Faculty Perception ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
Midwestern University

A scale to measure attitudes of university faculty toward collective bargaining was developed by selecting items along a continuum of favorability toward unions. 262 faculty (49%) at a public midwestern university where collective bargaining has been in effect responded to the scale. The scale readily discriminated between union members and nonmembers and between faculty who did or did not sign a petition to decertify the union. Faculty in fine arts, education, and the library had significantly more favorable attitudes toward unionization. Exploratory factor analysis of the items in the scale produced three interpretable factors: perceived union benefits to faculty, faculty dissonance over the issue of unionization vs professionalism, and faculty perception of union abuse of power. The scale can be used in the study of faculty attitudes toward collective bargaining in higher education.

A Step toward a Common Measure of Organizational Justice

2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 407-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saree Maharee-Lawler ◽  
John Rodwell ◽  
Andrew Noblet
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Standard Error ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Scree Test ◽  
Representative Samples

Dimensions of the organizational justice construct were examined in a public sector context utilizing an organizational justice measure developed by Colquitt in 2001. Exploratory factor analysis and standard error scree test supported four dimensions of justice as measured by Colquitt's scale. There was evidence of a new factor called procedural-voice justice that taps a possible association with the concept of voice. Future research on organizational justice must investigate its dimensionality based on more representative samples to develop a more globally applicable measure.

scholarly journals Educating to inspire active learning approaches in mathematics in Norwegian universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Goodchild ◽  
Kirsten Bjørkestøl ◽  
Inger Christin Borge ◽  
Hans Kristian Nilsen ◽  
Odd Helge Mjellem Tonheim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Making Sense

This is a report of an analysis of some of the data generated by a national survey of teaching approaches used in higher education mathematics courses. The overall purpose of the survey was to explore how widespread is the use of teaching approaches that might promote students’ active learning of mathematics. The paper includes a brief presentation of the authors meaning of the expression “teaching actions that have the potential to promote active learning”. The analysis focuses on the responses of 95 lecturers working in 13 Norwegian HE institutions. The goal is to expose underlying patterns in lecturers’ responses to questions about the teaching actions they may incorporate in their practice. The analysis incorporates descriptive statistics (e.g., mean scores) and exploratory factor analysis to expose underlying reasons for patterns of lecturers’ responses. Qualitative, interpretative approaches are used, both in the design of the survey instrument and in making sense of the outcome from the statistical analysis.

scholarly journals Co-creation in learning and teaching: the case for a whole-class approach in higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 1023-1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Bovill
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Positive Relationships ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Whole Class

AbstractThere is a wide range of activity in the higher education sector labelled ‘students as partners’ and ‘co-creation in learning and teaching’. Several frameworks have been proposed to map and categorise existing partnership and co-creation roles, activities, research, and practice. In this paper, I synthesise some of these frameworks to illustrate how the predominant focus in the international literature has been on partnership projects that select small groups of often already super-engaged or privileged students to participate. In contrast, co-creation in learning and teaching, embedded within the curriculum and involving a whole class of students, has been largely overlooked. I explore the potential of co-creating learning and teaching with a whole class of students (including face-to-face, blended, and online settings, and including lectures, tutorials, laboratories, and other methods of teaching); in other words, it is co-creation integral to students’ programmes and courses of study. I argue that whole-class approaches to co-creation may be inherently more inclusive of students than other approaches to co-creation and that this approach both relies upon, and contributes towards, building positive relationships between staff and students, and between students and students. I explore some of the challenges of whole-class co-creation in learning and teaching, and I also argue that the benefits suggest this is currently an underutilised and researched approach internationally.

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