Basic Scale on Insomnia complaints and Quality of Sleep (BaSIQS): Reliability, initial validity and normative scores in higher education students

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in higher education for imparting easily accessible, affordable and quality higher education leading to the uplift of Malaysia. The focus of the paper is on the benefits that ICT integration in education can provide, right from breaking time and distance barriers to facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing among geographically distributed students. ICT increases the flexibility of delivery of education so that learners can access knowledge anytime and anywhere. It can influence the way students are taught and how they learn as now the processes are learner driven and not by teachers. This in turn would better prepare the learners for lifelong learning as well as to contribute to the industry. We will also analyze if ICT does indeed improve or hinder the quality of learning among higher education students. This paper reports on the changing trends in use of ICTs for instruction in higher education institutions (HEIs) and discusses a mini-case study of how ICTs are being used by lecturers in one university in Malaysia.

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Mental health issues and sleep quality of Indian employees and higher education students during COVID-19 lockdown

International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics ◽

10.1504/ijiei.2021.117060 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 193

Author(s):

B.L. Radhakrishnan ◽

E. Kirubakaran ◽

R.V. Belfin ◽

Sudhakar Selvam ◽

K. Martin Sagayam ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Higher Education ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Health Issues ◽

Education Students ◽

Mental Health Issues

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Interface das políticas da Educação Especial e Educação do Campo sobre a formação de professores

Revista Brasileira de Educação do Campo ◽

10.20873/uft.rbec.e9113 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Arlindo Lins de Melo Junior ◽

Ivan Fortunato ◽

Jackeline Silva Alves ◽

Teresa Cristina Leança Soares Alves

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Special Education ◽

Rural Education ◽

Teacher Training ◽

Rural Schools ◽

Special Education Students ◽

Education Students ◽

Legal Documents

In special education and rural education interface we find important points about teacher training and their reflexes in the schooling of special education students in rural schools. This paper fulfills the objective of analyzing fundamental documents of the two teaching modalities in question in order to understand mainly what concerns teacher training. The methodological path used in the construction of this text was guided by documentary research of four legal documents of the two teaching modalities. In the policy interface, we saw that the investigated documentation shows concern with the quality of teacher training, although it does not deal with careers and professional development, nor with more specific aspects of the role of Higher Education Institutions in their training. In the end, it is hoped that the discussions presented here will help to promote new and denser research on the fundamental role that teachers play in rural schools.

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Unmasking the teaching quality of higher education: students’ course experience and approaches to learning in China

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education ◽

10.1080/02602938.2014.880107 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 39 (8) ◽

pp. 949-970 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Hongbiao Yin ◽

Genshu Lu ◽

Wenyan Wang

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Approaches To Learning ◽

Teaching Quality ◽

Education Students ◽

Quality Of Higher Education ◽

Course Experience

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SLEEP QUALITY AND SLEEP HABITS IN STUDENTS

Education and New Developments 2021 ◽

10.36315/2021end102 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Beatriz Almeida ◽

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Carlos Albuquerque ◽

Madalena Cunha ◽

Anabela Antunes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Active Role ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Education Student ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Sleep Habits ◽

Education Students ◽

Health Objectives

Introduction: The student stage is marked by many changes that will affect different aspects of young youth life, including changes in sleep patterns. Sleep is known to play an active role in the overall development of students, mainly because of its restorative functions and an insufficient number of hours of sleep can be associated with consequences on physical and mental health. Objectives: To analyze the factors that interfere with higher education students’ sleep quality. Methods: A systematic review of the literature was carried out drawing on a selection of articles published between 2012 and 2020, following the method proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute and according to the Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyzes (PRISMA). This selection was carried out using PubMed, B-On and SCIELO search engines. The review was based on 5 articles whose methodological quality was found to be undeniable. Results: Results show that, on the whole, students suffer from a poor quality of sleep. This situation is commonly associated with factors such as being a higher education student worker, shift work, or caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco use, among others. Conclusions: In view of the outcomes, it became clear that higher education students need to be made more aware of the importance of sleep habits and daytime sleepiness, and to improve their health literacy. They need to be informed and trained in these areas so they may reduce or at least prevent certain risk behaviours that increasingly threaten their sleep quality and overall health.

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Brazil's private higher education will face shake-up

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db213016 ◽

2016 ◽

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Private Education ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Drop Out ◽

Private Higher Education ◽

State Universities ◽

Education Students ◽

Content Type ◽

The Poor

Subject The outlook for higher education. Significance In the context of the worst recession since the 1930s, Brazilian higher education students are reconsidering their financial priorities. This has brought instability to the previously expanding market for private higher education, one of the most promising sectors during the years of economic expansion between the mid-2000s and early 2010s. Impacts A 50% cut in government-subsidised loans to students will further reduce Brazil's potential to improve its human capital. Shares in large private higher education conglomerates are recovering but are below their peak valuations reached in the early 2010s. The poor quality of much private education will gradually force improvements or loss of students to state universities. In turn, poor secondary education and high drop-out rates will remain obstacles to better-quality higher education.

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Interaction between time organization and participation dimensions among higher education students

British Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.1177/0308022618816641 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 82 (5) ◽

pp. 306-315

Author(s):

Merav Porath ◽

Sara Rosenblum

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Daily Routine ◽

Education Students ◽

Intervention Programme ◽

Academic World ◽

Organization And Management ◽

Productivity Potential ◽

Predictive Relationship

Introduction In today's academic world, higher education students from all study areas are expected to simultaneously cope with a variety of assignments, which increases stress levels. This tension may affect productivity, health and quality of life. Hence, it is important for students to adopt effective time organization and management techniques. This study aims to characterize time organization and participation dimensions, and the relationships between those dimensions among undergraduate students. Method The research sample consisted of 60 undergraduate students who completed several questionnaires: demographic, time organization and participation scales assessing daily time organization; an occupational questionnaire; and additional questions for assessing further daily participation dimensions that are unique to students. Results Time-organization ability related to and maintained a predictive relationship with individual daily participation aspects. Particularly, academic and daily routine constituted a majority (44%) of the students' time. Regression analysis indicated that the way the students' daily activities were organized in terms of time use explained between 12% and 18% of the variance of daily participation dimensions as performance, enjoyment and motivation levels. Conclusion Time-organization abilities significantly affected students' participation dimensions. Further research is recommended to help develop an assessment and intervention programme suiting student needs and enhancing their productivity potential and wellbeing.

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