scholarly journals How and why are digital badges being used in higher education in New Zealand?

2021 ◽  
pp. 104-118
Author(s):  
Maggie Katherine Hartnett
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Digital Badges ◽  
Relative Paucity ◽  
Learning Challenges ◽  
Early Adoption ◽  
Technological Tool ◽  
Australasian Region

Digital technologies, as mediators and facilitators of learning, are altering tertiary education; how and when it occurs, what it entails, who has access, and how capabilities and skills are acknowledged. Digital badges are one such technological tool. Created to acknowledge competency, skill or achievement they have been adopted for a variety of purposes including to motivate learners, recognise achievement and accredit learning. Internationally, the use of digital badges is growing; however, much of the existing literature addresses the potential of digital badges while there is a relative paucity of empirical research, particularly in the Australasian region. This research explored the use of digital badges within New Zealand’s public higher education sector. Using a mixed methods approach (national survey of staff followed by interviews), results revealed over half of the institutions were using badges or planned to in the future. Identified benefits included displaying achievement, motivating learners and evidencing learning. Challenges were also noted, including faculty members’ lack of knowledge about badges, inconsistent use and lack of formal regulation of badges. The findings suggest that badge use is at the early adoption stage and provide valuable insights from which to develop future practice.

scholarly journals Student challenges and learning strategies at Hong Kong EMI universities

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251564
Author(s):  
Jack Pun ◽  
Xina Jin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
First Language ◽  
Male Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Knowledge Application ◽  
Academic Challenges ◽  
Learning Challenges

The rapid trend towards globalization has led to the expansion of English as Medium of Instruction (EMI) in tertiary education. The academic challenges faced by non-native speakers have been broadly discussed in Anglophone countries, whilst those learning through EMI in the Chinese context are still underexplored. To examine Chinese EMI university students’ perceived language challenges in learning, as well as their language-related learning strategies, this study investigated 73 students studying at EMI universities in Hong Kong, taking account of their gender, EMI experience in higher education, and English exposure prior to tertiary education. Participants completed a survey to provide self-evaluations of their academic situation and their perceptions of their disciplinary learning. The study found that students perceived a relatively low level of language and learning challenges, and they showed a preference for using their second language (L2)-related learning strategies over strategies related to their first language. Specifically, male students tended to be more actively engaged in communication with their peers than females, and were more likely to search for additional learning support in English. In addition, first-year undergraduates perceived a greater degree of challenges in knowledge application and relied more on L2-related learning strategies than their senior counterparts. Although the importance of English exposure prior to higher education has been highlighted in many existing studies, this study found that prior exposure to English was neither connected with students’ perceived challenges nor their learning strategies.

scholarly journals Teaching and Learning Continuity Amid and Beyond the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filomena T. Dayagbil ◽  
Daisy R. Palompon ◽  
Laurence L. Garcia ◽  
Michelle Mae J. Olvido
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Strategic Actions ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Emerging Themes ◽  
Qualitative Responses

The study explored the challenges and issues in teaching and learning continuity of public higher education in the Philippines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study employed the exploratory mixed-method triangulation design and analyzed the data gathered from 3, 989 respondents composed of students and faculty members. It was found out that during school lockdowns, the teachers made adjustments in teaching and learning designs guided by the policies implemented by the institution. Most of the students had difficulty complying with the learning activities and requirements due to limited or no internet connectivity. Emerging themes were identified from the qualitative responses to include the trajectory for flexible learning delivery, the role of technology, the teaching and learning environment, and the prioritization of safety and security. Scenario analysis provided the contextual basis for strategic actions amid and beyond the pandemic. To ensure teaching and learning continuity, it is concluded that higher education institutions have to migrate to flexible teaching and learning modality recalibrate the curriculum, capacitate the faculty, upgrade the infrastructure, implement a strategic plan and assess all aspects of the plan.

Reforming the Public Universities Financing Scheme: The Case of Ghana’s Higher Education Transformation Agenda

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 49-71
Author(s):  
Justice Ray Achoanya Ayam
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
National Council ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Funding Policy ◽  
Policy Direction ◽  
Higher Education Transformation

Public higher education institutions in Ghana are confronted with unending financing constrains every academic year thus affecting the financial health of these institutions. The financial sustainability of these institutions has become increasingly critical due to the persistent reported funding gaps and the weak funding allocation regime. Countries the world over have begun implementing reform programmes to deal with issues of financial sustainability of higher education. The study employed quantitative research methodology with a well-validated research instrument. This correlational study attempts to measure the relationship between the financing scheme variables and financial sustainability. The outcome of the study revealed that there was statistically significant relationship between the combined effects of the variables while three variables out of the seven were found to be significant in predicting best fit equation for financial sustainability. The study recommends to the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), a review of the funding policy direction with a precise focus on addressing Ghana’s higher education infrastructural deficit, skills gap, improving research, science and technology.

scholarly journals Engagement of Students with Disabilites for Inclusion in Ethiopian Public Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadesse Abera ◽  
Sohayl Mohajer ◽  
Dawit Negassa ◽  
Missaye Mulatie
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Mekelle University ◽  
Experience Questionnaire

The aim of the study was to investigate the extent of engagement, inclusion and influence of engagement on inclusion of Students with Disabilities (SWDs) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Convergent Parallel Mixed research design was employed though only quantitative data presentation, interpretation and discussion was considered in this paper. Student Engagement Scale (SES) and College Student Experience Questionnaire (CSEQ) were used to collect data. Reliability and validity of the instruments was scrutinized properly. For example, pilot study of the instruments was undertaken involving 30 SWDs who were attending their education at Mekelle University. Target population were 773 SWDs from 5 HEIs in the country, yet through Taro (1967) stratified proportionate random sampling technique (deaf, blind and physical impairment strata) 264 SWDs were determined to be sample populations. The data collected by the two questionnaire were analyzed by using one-sample t-test and multiple stepwise regression. Results indicated that SWDs were engaged highly in their sense of valuing (psychological engagement I) and cognitive engagements. However, they have lower sense of belonging, lower relationships with faculty members, peers and behavioral engagements. On the contrary, SWDs were found to be included and this inclusion was influenced by SWDs’ engagement. Recommendation was therefore, training about engagement need to be delivered to SWDs at various levels of education before entering to HEIs.

Verteilungseffekte der öffentlichen Finanzierung der Hochschulbildung in Deutschland: Eine Längsschnittbetrachtung auf der Basis des Sozioökonomischen Panels / The Distributional Effects of Public Higher Education Financing in Germany: A Longitudinal Approach based on the Socioeconomic Panel

2008 ◽  
Vol 228 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Borgloh ◽  
Frank Kupferschmidt ◽  
Berthold U. Wigger
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Tax Burden ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Distributional Effects ◽  
Education Financing ◽  
Higher Education Financing ◽  
Tax Payments

SummaryThis paper examines the distributional effects of public higher education financing in a lifetime perspective. The benefits that university graduates obtain in terms of their tertiary education are compared to the graduates’ education-related (tax) burden. To calculate the education-related tax burden, we resort to the proportionality approach and use data from the Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP) as well as from the Sample Survey of Income and Expenditure (EVS). We show that graduates benefit from positive net effects of public higher education subsidies because they do not pay back the costs of their tertiary education by their corresponding tax payments. We observe especially high net effects for health professionals, and especially low net effects for university graduates in law, economics, and social sciences. Compared to earlier studies, the absolute net effects have even increased for graduates. Based on the observed net effects we compute a differentiated system of tuition fees that take into account the varying net effects for the various university types and fields of study.

scholarly journals The Impact of Service Climate and Job Satisfaction on Service Quality in a Higher Education Platform

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Abu Rashed Osman ◽  
Jashodhan Saha ◽  
Mirza Mohammad Didarul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Service Climate ◽  
The Impact

This study examines service climate and service quality through the mediating impact of job satisfaction within a tertiary education level in Bangladesh. The sample size of the study consisted of 140 faculty-members from four different private universities of Dhaka city and a structured questionnaire was designed to assess the service quality of higher education. Several statistical methods such as t-test, correlations and multiple-regression were used to analyze the data. The study discloses that the overall service climate has a significant positive impact on service quality. Finally, the study reveals that job satisfaction is partially mediating between service climate and service quality. This paper makes an outstanding empirical contribution by incorporating service climate and job satisfaction and exploring their relationships with service quality in the context of higher education. The overall results of this study would be valuable to the planners to formulate the pragmatic strategies for ensuring service quality through service climate and job satisfaction of faculty-members in the private tertiary level institutions. This is one of the rare empirical studies in this sector, and thus represents a unique contribution to the literature.

scholarly journals GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVE: TRANSFORMING LAW IN BOOK INTO LAW IN ACTION

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rina Shahriyani Shahrullah ◽  
Agustina Fitrianingrum ◽  
R.A. Widyanti Diah Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Campus Community ◽  
Green Campus

Global warming has become a serious threat to our earth today. To overcome the problems of global warming, various parties should get involved including campus community (students, staff and faculty members). The participation of tertiary education institutions in minimizing global warming is referred to as ‘green campus initiative’ (GCI). This participation is mandated by Law No.32 of 2009 on Environmental Protection and Management. This paper suggests the adoption of GCI and provides a GCI model for Indonesian higher education institutions. This paper also discusses the GCI activities which can be adopted either by small or big campuses in Indonesia. Pemanasan global telah menjadi ancaman serius bagi bumi kita dewasa ini. Untuk mengatasi masalah pemanasan global, berbagai pihak telah terlibat termasuk komunitas kampus (mahasiswa, karyawan dan dosen). Partisipasi perguruan tinggi dalam meminimalkan pemanasan global dinamakan ‘green campus initiative (GCI)’. Partisipasi ini diamanatkan oleh Undang-Undang Nomor 32 Tahun 2009 tentang Perlindungan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup. Makalah ini menyarankan penerapan GCI dan memberikan Model GCI untuk perguruan tinggi di Indonesia. Makalah ini juga membahas kegiatan-kegiatan GCI yang dapat digunakan baik oleh kampus kecil maupun besar di Indonesia

AN INDUCTIVELY DERIVED RESEARCH FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENT SATISFACTION IN ODL: THE HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-57
Author(s):  
Marry Mdakane ◽  
Christo J. Els ◽  
A. Seugnet Blignaut
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Specific Aspect ◽  
Written Narratives ◽  
Research Framework ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Language Groups ◽  
Education Environment

Student satisfaction, as a key psychological-affective outcome of tertiary education, is a direct measure of the success of Open Distance Learning (ODL). It is therefore vital for ODL Higher Education Institutions to assess and improve student satisfaction constantly. Existing theories on student satisfaction are mostly derived from deductive research, i.e. from research that considers the existing body of knowledge, followed by an investigation of a specific aspect or component, in order to reach a specific conclusion. We, however, maintain the inductive stance that a research framework for student satisfaction in ODL should be derived from students themselves. Accordingly, we purposively collected qualitative data from N=34 South African postgraduate ODL students, representative of various cultural language groups, with regard to student satisfaction. Supported by Atlas.ti, we composed an integrated dataset comprised of students’ responses to two focus-group interviews, as well as students’ written narratives in response to qualitative questions. Through meticulous qualitative data-analysis, we detected data categories, sub-categories, patterns and regularities in the integrated dataset. Theories and findings from the existing corpus of knowledge pertaining to student satisfaction in ODL illuminated our qualitative findings. This paper reports on the knowledge we gained from our participants pertaining to their student satisfaction with the Higher Education (HE) environment, the first of three main research components of an inductively derived research framework for student satisfaction in ODL.

Administrative Environment And Employee Prductivity In Higher Education A Theoritical View

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 230-243
Author(s):  
Jamal Asad Mezel ◽  
Kiran Das Naik Eslavath
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Administrative Employees

Ensure that from the above theoretical review on administrative context and employee productivity in higher education and there is a positive association between work engagement of faculty members and administrative staff motivate the employees in accomplishing their work regardless of any result that they are more productive. Researchers argue the fact that the physical environment of the institutional and administrative, employees effect job perception attitudes and job satisfaction which is in sequence affects the job performance and employee productivity. Improving the work environment in higher educational institution there is a dissatisfaction and complaints of employee while increasing their productivity the more satisfied employee are with their jobs in high performance and productivity.

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