scholarly journals Discourse on Leadership and Gender Awareness in Higher Education Publications: A View through the Lens of Feminist Phase Theory

10.28945/3431 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
Adrienne E. Hyle ◽  
Peggy M. Delmas ◽  
Bernita L. Krumm
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Phase Theory ◽  
Higher Education Journals ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Status ◽  
Gender Awareness ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Feminist Phase Theory

Using Feminist Phase Theory (FPT) as our analytical framework, we studied the status of gender awareness and influence in higher education leadership development trends in four premier higher education journals for the years 2008, 2011, and 2014. Our analysis was accomplished through the review of articles and book reviews published in two US and two international journals: Higher Education (Netherlands), Higher Education Quarterly (UK), Journal of Higher Education (US), and The Review of Higher Education (US). Study results indicated progress toward a multifocal set of perspectives in which gender was not an issue; rather other concerns such as social justice or diversity were the focus. Data also indicated that while gender was no longer a specific focus of the literature, it was still an underlying concern. Gender and leadership are still being examined, intentionally or not. An additional finding revealed through the study of these journals is a lack of research about leadership in higher education, particularly in the US. A focus on understanding leadership does not appear to be a priority among this higher education community.

scholarly journals Job Quality and Gender Inequality: Key Changes in Québec over the Last Decade

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Cloutier ◽  
Paul Bernard ◽  
Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Status Of Women

Using a new typology based on information available from the Labour Force Survey, the authors analyse how job quality evolved in Québec for both women and men over the last decade (1997-2007). Results show that family situation and educational attainment are two important factors in the determination of gender inequality in the labour market. The analysis emphasizes the very significant decline in gender differences with regard to job quality (from 23% to 35% according to groups), especially for persons without children and individuals who achieved higher education. The changes represent a definite progress in the status of women in general, although some indicators also reveal degradation with respect to job quality in some of the sub-groups.  

scholarly journals One Size Does Not Fit All: Toward an Evidence-Based Framework for Determining Online Course Enrollment Sizes in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan H. Taft ◽  
Karen Kesten ◽  
Majeda M. El-Banna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Class Size ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Factual Knowledge ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Specific Class ◽  
Higher Education Journals ◽  
Literature Class

Class enrollment sizes for online learning in higher education, a topic of persistent interest in the academic literature, impact student learning, pedagogical strategies, school finances, and faculty workload. Yet in the research literature class size is addressed with insufficient specificity to provide enrollment direction. Seeking guidelines for determining online class sizes, the authors conducted a qualitative research synthesis from 43 recent higher education journals, yielding 58 evidence-based articles. It is clear that no one size fits all. Findings reflect that large class sizes (≥ 40 students) are effective for foundational and factual knowledge acquisition requiring less individualized faculty-student interaction. Small class sizes (≤ 15 students) are indicated for courses intending to develop higher-order thinking, mastery of complex knowledge, and student skill development. Pedagogical intent should dictate class size. Using well-established learning theories, the authors describe current understandings of online enrollments and propose an analytical framework for pedagogically-driven numerically-specific class sizes.

scholarly journals Thiol-disulphide homeostasis in essential thrombocythemia patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aysun Şentürk Yıkılmaz ◽  
Şule Mine Bakanay ◽  
Sema Akinci ◽  
Murat Alisik ◽  
Özcan Erel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Function ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Essential Thrombocytosis ◽  
Jak2 Mutation ◽  
Total Thiol ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Status ◽  
Thrombotic Complications ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Oxidation Mechanisms

Summary Background This study aimed to show the status of thioldisulphide homeostasis in essential thrombocytosis patients, which is known to play a role in platelet function. Methods The study included 27 ET patients and a control group of 36 healthy subjects. Serum total (–SH + –S–S–) and native (–SH) thiol levels were measured in all subjects using an automatic method. Results Age and gender distribution were similar in both groups. Compared with the control group, in the ET group, there were increased native thiol and total thiol levels (p = 0.001, p = 0.046). There was no correlation between thiol, total thiol and disulphide ratios with Jak2 mutation, hemorrhage and thrombosis. A positive correlation was determined between thrombosis and thiol disulphide homeostasis (p = 0.058). The study results showed that thiol-disulphide homeostasis shifted to the proliferative side in ET, in which ineffective erythropoiesis was predominant. It is also known that platelets are more active in ET cases and thiol disulphide balance is important in platelet function. Conclusions This result suggests that thrombotic complications may be reduced if the formation is achieved of mechanisms (oxidation mechanisms) that will trigger the increase of disulphide groups. However, more extensive research is needed on this subject.

scholarly journals Role of higher education in the sustainability of water resources: an assessment of institutions in India

Water Policy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-292
Author(s):  
Arun Kansal ◽  
G. Venkatesh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
The Social ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Good Number

Abstract The motivation behind this paper is to understand the status of water resources management education provided in higher education institutions (HEIs) in India and decipher gaps between what is taught and what is needed in the field. The assessment has been carried out based on the information available on the respective websites of the HEIs using keywords. The authors have also reached out to faculty members and final-year students in universities/HEIs in India. There are a good number of HEIs in India, which offer educational programmes in water-related subjects, though their distribution is skewed and there seems to be a clear bias in favour of the technological aspects of water. Relatively fewer HEIs engage themselves in social, economic and gender-related issues. It is imperative to popularise research in the social, economic and regulatory aspects of water management. Not all HEIs have provided information about the areas of research they engage in, on their websites. Further, a limited number of faculty members and students have responded to the questionnaires. The preparedness of any country in addressing its current challenges can be gauged from the incorporation and subsequent entrenchment of these roles into the fabric of HEIs. This article can be looked upon as reference documents which will go a long way to enabling the identification of synergies, interlinkages and collaboration opportunities to find solutions for a plethora of challenges.

HIGHER EDUCATION AND GENDER PERSPECTIVE. THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA OF INDIAS (COLOMBIA) IN PROMOTING GENDER AWARENESS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Teresa Bartual-Figueras ◽  
Montserrat Carbonell-Esteller ◽  
Andrés Coco-Prieto ◽  
Candelaria Colón-Iriarte ◽  
D.C. Pérez-Lemus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Gender Awareness ◽  
And Gender

Dance and Gender

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Century ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Hard Data ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Funding Opportunities ◽  
Gender Impacts

Driven by exacting methods and hard data, this volume reveals gender dynamics within the dance world in the twenty-first century. It provides concrete evidence about how gender impacts the daily lives of dancers, choreographers, directors, educators, and students through surveys, interviews, analyses of data from institutional sources, and action research studies. Dancers, dance artists, and dance scholars from the United States, Australia, and Canada discuss equity in three areas: concert dance, the studio, and higher education. The chapters provide evidence of bias, stereotyping, and other behaviors that are often invisible to those involved, as well as to audiences. The contributors answer incisive questions about the role of gender in various aspects of the field, including physical expression and body image, classroom experiences and pedagogy, and performance and funding opportunities. The findings reveal how inequitable practices combined with societal pressures can create environments that hinder health, happiness, and success. At the same time, they highlight the individuals working to eliminate discrimination and open up new possibilities for expression and achievement in studios, choreography, performance venues, and institutions of higher education. The dance community can strive to eliminate discrimination, but first it must understand the status quo for gender in the dance world.

scholarly journals A Women-Only Leadership Development Program: Facilitating Access to Authority for Women in Swedish Higher Education?

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Helen Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Senior Leaders ◽  
Leadership Development Program ◽  
And Gender

This article explores a national women-only leadership development program in Swedish higher education, the so-called IDAS program (an acronym for Identity, Development, Advancement, Support). IDAS encouraged and supported women academics to pursue leadership/administrative careers in higher education and was a unique intervention, aiming to increase the number of women Rectors. By drawing on interviews with some of the women who participated in the IDAS program and subsequently became Rectors, the article provides a valuable case study over best practices to increase women senior leaders in higher education. Notwithstanding the success of the leadership program, the article also deals with resistance and criticism linked to equal opportunity initiatives such as this. The article analyzes the criticism voiced by the women interviewed and suggests that it can be understood in relation to different conceptions of gender and gender (in)equality.

scholarly journals The Indelible Challenges of Student Retention in Higher Education: Imperatives for a Closer Scrutiny

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wondwosen Tamrat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Retention ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Student Attrition ◽  
Attrition Rate ◽  
Early Interventions ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
High Level

Abstract Student attrition remains a serious challenge for universities across the globe despite the extended attention it continues to attract. Given the meagre research available in the Global South and particularly in Africa, this study was conducted to assess the status of student attrition in 15 Ethiopian public universities. The study examined the scope, nature and causes of student attrition at the level of institutions, programs and gender wise. The findings revealed that the attrition rate at Ethiopian public universities manifests a high level of waste that goes against the national ambition of expanding higher education through wider participation and student success. Universities were also found deficient in terms of tracking the progress of their students, hampering their potential for follow up and early interventions. It is argued that closer scrutiny and robust responses are needed both at policy and institutional levels in order to bring about the improvements sought.

scholarly journals Issues and Challenges Faced by the Indigenous Students of Tripura in Primary-level to Higher Education: An overview

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Timothy Tripura Tripura
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Enrolment Ratio

The objective of the paper is to study the critical issues and challenges faced by the tribal students of Tripura in primary level to higher education from the perspective of their socio-economic status, medium of instructions in school, attitude of parents, teachers and peer groups etc. It will also give an analysis of the status of literacy rate, gross enrolment ratio and gender parity index.The present paper is mostly based on informal interviews (to few students, parents and teachers) and secondary data from various research studies including census data, committee reports on tribal, annual reports of tribal welfare ministry, Government organisations, Report on Selected Educational Statistics etc.Keywords: challenges; issues; Higher education; socio-economic, tribal students.

Moderating Role of Gender in the Relationship between Cognitive Errors and Anxiety among Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-102
Author(s):  
Tasnim Rehna ◽  
Rubina Hanif ◽  
Muhammad Aqeel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Adolescent Psychopathology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cognitive Errors ◽  
Adolescent Anxiety ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Status ◽  
Manifest Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Widespread social paradigms on which the status variances are grounded in any society, gender plays pivotal role in manifestation of mental health problems (Rutter, 2007). A hefty volume of research has addressed the issue in adults nonetheless, little is vividly known about the role of gender in adolescent psychopathology. Sample: A sample of 240 adolescents (125 boys, 115 girls) aging 12-18 years was amassed from various secondary schools of Islamabad with the approval of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), relevant authorities of the schools and the adolescents themselves. Instruments: Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (Taylor & Spence, 1953) and Children’s Negative Cognitive Errors Questionnaire (CNCEQ) by Leitenberg et al., (1986) were applied in present study. Results: Multiple regression analysis revealed that cognitive errors jointly accounted for 78% of variance in predicting anxiety among adolescents. Findings also exhibited that gender significantly moderated the relationship between cognitive errors and adolescent anxiety. Implications of the findings are discoursed for future research and clinical practice.

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