scholarly journals Competence Development and Employability Expectations: A Gender Perspective of Mobility Programmes in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Francisca Rosa Álamo-Vera ◽  
Lidia Hernández-López ◽  
José Luis Ballesteros-Rodríguez ◽  
Petra De Saá-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Female Students ◽  
International Mobility ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
Undergraduate Programme

This paper analyses the role of study-abroad programmes in higher education by examining how students’ participation can foster competence development and employability expectations. Our research focuses on the acquisition of competences through the international mobility programme Erasmus+ of 191 students of an undergraduate programme in tourism, considering the different perceptions of male and female students. Our results confirm that five out of the six competences which students develop through Erasmus+ mobility have a positive and significant influence on their employability expectations. Our findings also confirm that male and female students have different perceptions concerning the influence on their employability expectations of those competences acquired during their experience studying abroad.

Promoting international learning outcomes during a study abroad: the moderating role of internationalisation at home

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joris Boonen ◽  
Ankie Hoefnagels ◽  
Mark Pluymaekers ◽  
Armand Odekerken
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Home Institution ◽  
Internationalisation At Home ◽  
International Learning ◽  
At Home

PurposeThe authors examine the role of internationalisation at-home activities and an international classroom at a home institution to promote intercultural competence development during a study abroad.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use large scale longitudinal data from the global mind monitor (GMM) (2018–2020) to examine change over time in both multicultural personality (MPQ) and cultural knowledge (CQ) among students in Dutch higher education institutions. The authors analyse the moderating effect of the preparation in the home institution by looking at the added value of both intercultural communication courses and international classroom setting for intercultural competence development during a study abroad.FindingsThe results show that particularly courses on intercultural communication significantly promote intercultural competence development during a stay abroad. Frequent interactions with international staff also seem to be beneficial for this development.Research limitations/implicationsThis study was conducted in the Netherlands, in one of the most internationalised educational systems in the world. Therefore, it is difficult to generalise these findings to other contexts before any further empirical research is conducted.Practical implicationsBased on the findings, the authors formulate practical advice for higher education institutions that aim to get the most out of the international learning outcomes of a study abroad.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to assess the moderating effect of preparatory internationalisation at home initiatives on the intercultural learning effects of international experiences later on in a study program. Other studies have proposed that these effects will exist but have not tested them empirically with longitudinal data.

scholarly journals “One Belt One Road” and Central Asia: A New Trend in Internationalization of Higher Education?

2018 ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Aisi Li
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
One Belt One Road ◽  
Confucius Institutes ◽  
The Impact

China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) strategy is the latest trend in international relations, and it is making a real impact on higher education in Central Asia. This article discusses the impact of three aspects of the plan: Chinese funding for study abroad, the Confucius Institutes, and the role of Xinjiang, China’s northwestern frontier.

scholarly journals Sleep Deprivation and Academic Performance of Nursing Students in a Tertiary Institution in Cross River State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Regina Etita Ella ◽  
Felicia Ekwok Lukpata ◽  
Josephine L-U Bassey
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Sleep Deprivation ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State

This study investigated sleep deprivation and academic performance on nursing students of University of Calabar. A self-structured instrument was administered to a sample of 109 students. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Most, 55(50.5. %) of the respondents start depriving themselves of sleep immediately after resumption. On school days, most 53 (48.6%) respondents sleep for 1–3 hours on average; while 40(36.7%) respondents sleep for 4–6 hours on average. During weekends most, 69(63.3%) respondents sleep for 4-6 hours on average, however, during examinations, majority 73(67. %), sleep for 1–3 hours on average. 64(58.6%) take different substances to keep awake. More male 69(63.3%) respondents start depriving themselves of sleep immediately after resumption, as against 50(46%) female respondents. Male students have an average sleep of 5.02 hours during schools days; 5.07 hours during weekends, and 2.39 hours during examinations, while female students have an average sleep of 5.25 hours during schools days, 5.43 hours during weekends, and 4.77 hours during examinations. Male students have a lower mean (SD) hours of sleep of (4.16±.35) compared to female students mean (SD) hours of (5.15±.49). The result further showed a statistically significant relationship between sleep deprivation and academic performance, also, a statistically significant influence of sleep deprivation on academic performance of male and female nursing students. Recommendations: nursing students should be properly counseled on the importance of adequate sleep to their academic performance. They should only deprive themselves of sleep during school days and less during examination.

scholarly journals Higher Levels of Discourse and Understanding of Language Use

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1 (8)) ◽  
pp. 110-115
Author(s):  
Iraj Safaei Keshtegar
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Analysis Theory ◽  
Grammar Rules

Discourse analysis theory is an extensive scientific field where a number of scientific traditions cooperate, including linguistics, cognitive psychology, sociology and artificial intelligence. The present article attempts to reveal the role of the highest levels of discourse in explaining the role of the application of the language. To achieve the goal 70 male and female students of general English have been chosen randomly. The findings of the research correspond to the famous idea of D.H. Hymes about the application of the language according to which grammar rules are senseless without the knowledge of the rules of the language use. The research presents methodological advice to the lecturers of higher educational institutions which can help develop the communication skills of their lecturers.

دور واقع التعليم الإلكتروني في ظل جائحة كورونا على الرضا عنه لدى طلبة جامعة فلسطين التقنية – خضوري من وجهة نظرهم

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 348-386
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Average Response ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Technical University

ملخص: هدفت الدراسة إلى معرفة دور واقع التعليم الإلكتروني في ظل جائحة كورونا على الرضا عنه لدى طلبة جامعة خضوري من وجهة نظرهم. واستخدِم المنهج الوصفي المسحي الميداني كمنهج للدراسة، تكون مجتمع الدراسة من جميع طلبة جامعة فلسطين التقنية (خضوري) فرع رام الله ذكوراً وإناثاً للعام الدراسي 2020/2021 والبالغ عددهم (817) طالباً وطالبةً، وتكونت عينة الدراسة بنسبة (25%) من مجتمع الدراسة؛ إذ بلغت (204) طالباً وطالبةً من طلبة جامعة فلسطين التقنية (خضوري) فرع رام الله اختيرت بالطريقة الطبقية العشوائية. وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة عدم رضا الطلبة لدى طلبة جامعة خضوري في فلسطين لدور واقع التعليم الالكتروني بشكل كبير خلال جائحة كورونا لاختفاء تأثير المنهاج الخفي غير المعلن، وقد كان المتوسط العام للدرجة الكلية للأداة بدرجة فاعلية “متوسطة” ونسبة استجابتها (66,3%) وبانحراف معياري (0.691) ومتوسط استجابة (3,316). أما عن الدرجة الكلية للمجال الأول فقد كانت بدرجة أثر “متوسطة” بنسبة استجابة (63,7%)، وبانحراف معياري (0.774)، ومتوسط استجابة (3.184)، أما عن الدرجة الكلية للمجال الثاني فقد كانت بدرجة أثر “متوسطة” بنسبة استجابة (68.3%)، وبانحراف معياري (0.698)، ومتوسط استجابة (3.413). كما أظهرت عدم وجود فروق في استجابات عينة الدارسة تعزى لمتغيري: الجنس، المستوى التعليمي، في حين ظهرت فروق دالة إحصائياً في استجابات عينة الدارسة تعزى لمتغيري: التخصص ولصالح الطلبة من ذوي التخصص الأدبي، ولمتغير مكان السكن ولصالح الطلبة الذين يسكنون في المخيم. الكلمات المفتاحية: واقع، التعليم الإلكتروني، فيروس كورونا، جامعة خضوري. Abstract The study aimed to know the role of the reality of e-learning in light of the Corona pandemic on the satisfaction of the students of Kadoorie University from their point of view. The descriptive field survey method was used as a method for the study. The study population consisted of all students of Palestine Technical University (Kadoorie) Ramallah Branch, male and female, for the academic year 2020/2021, and their number was (817) male and female students, and the study sample consisted of (25%) of the study population; It amounted to (204) male and female students from Palestine Technical University (Kadoorie), Ramallah Branch, which were chosen by random stratified method.The results of the study showed the students’ dissatisfaction among the students of Kadoorie University in Palestine for the role of the reality of e-learning in a significant way during the Corona pandemic due to the disappearance of the effect of the hidden undeclared curriculum, and the general average of the total score of the tool was with a “medium” effectiveness degree and its response rate (66.3%) and with a standard deviation of (0.691). ) and an average response (3.316). As for the total score for the first field, it was with a “medium” impact degree with a response rate of (63.7%), a standard deviation (0.774), and an average response (3.184), as for the total score for the second field, it was with a “medium” impact degree with a response rate (68.3%), with a standard deviation of (0.698), and the mean response (3.413). It also showed that there were no differences in the responses of the study sample due to the variables: gender, educational level, while there were statistically significant differences in the responses of the study sample due to the two variables: specialization and in favor of students with literary specialization, and the variable of place of residence and in favor of students who live in the camp. Keywords: reality, E-learning, Corona virus, Kadoorie University.

scholarly journals De-gendering in the use of e-learning

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Remmele ◽  
Matthias Holthaus
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Basic Structure ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Gender Performance ◽  
Doing Gender ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Gender And Technology ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
E Learning

The starting point of the paper is the co-construction of gender and technology, that is, the theory that the usage of and the attitude to certain kinds of technology are a way to “do” one’s gender. A survey is presented that supports the assumption that with the routinization of e-learning in higher education e-learning loses its character as a technology, which can be used for gender performance. With the routinization of its usage e-learning is becoming a gender-neutral tool with no outstanding technological appeal. However, though doing gender may disappear in certain fields the co-construction of gender and technology is still valid as basic structure. Furthermore, the results show that e-learning meanwhile supports the attitude we call <em>study as consumption</em>, that is, the expectation that the main e-learning features are usual services to be provided by the educational institution. This attitude is to be found among male and female students alike.

scholarly journals Gender achievement gaps: the role of social costs to trying hard in high school

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 1407-1427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Workman ◽  
Anke Heyder
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Social Costs ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Academic Effort ◽  
Social Incentives ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Gender Achievement

AbstractIn American high schools female students put greater effort into school and outperform boys on indicators of academic success. Using data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, we found female students’ greater academic effort and achievement was partly explained by different social incentives to trying hard in school experienced by male and female students. Males were 1.75 times as likely to report they would be unpopular for trying hard in school and 1.50 times as likely to report they would be made fun of for trying hard in school. Social costs to trying hard in school were directly associated with less rigorous mathematics course-taking and indirectly associated with lower GPA in STEM courses through lower academic effort.

scholarly journals “One Belt One Road” and Central Asia: A New Trend in Internationalization of Higher Education?

2018 ◽  
pp. 14-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisi Li
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
One Belt One Road ◽  
Confucius Institutes ◽  
The Impact

China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) strategy is the latest trend in international relations, and it is making a real impact on higher education in Central Asia. This article discusses the impact of three aspects of the plan: Chinese funding for study abroad, the Confucius Institutes, and the role of Xinjiang, China’s northwestern frontier.

scholarly journals THE REALITY OF E-LEARNING PERFORMANCE IN THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO INDICATORS SUSTAINABLE KNOWLEDGE (AL BURAIMI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AS A MODEL)

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 278-285
Author(s):  
Fatma Hamed Mohammed ALNAIMI ◽  
Falah Mohammed ALJABRI
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
University College ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Digital Knowledge ◽  
Ministry Of Higher Education

The study aimed at the reality of education in the Ministry of Higher Education (Al-Buraimi University College as a model) and its relationship to indicators of sustainable knowledge, and to achieve the objectives of the study the descriptive analytical approach, a set of study objectives from all Buraimi College students for the academic year (2021/2020) and their adults according to: Personnel Affairs Department ( 3500) male and female students, while the study sample consisted of (347) male and female students distributed among the faculties of the University College. The researcher used the questionnaire tool, which consisted of two areas: The first section: E-learning, and it consisted of (4) domains: the effectiveness of the content of education, the effectiveness of teaching through e-learning, the effectiveness of education through e-learning, the effectiveness of e-learning, e-learning, while dealing with The second section: digital knowledge in the field of knowledge (4) are the areas: knowledge, media and media, outputs and objectives, and to obtain the results the researchers used the SPSS program and the following scientific methods: percentages and frequencies, Cronbach's alpha test, correlation coefficient. In light of the results of the study, the researchers recommended the following: Providing more internet speed for college students and professors for free, in addition to using the freely available electronic teaching aids.

scholarly journals Unique Opportunities: Influence of study abroad on Black students

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmine A. Lee ◽  
Qiana Green
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Black Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Studying Abroad

Higher education scholars argue studying abroad results in multiple positive outcomes for undergraduate students; however, Black students continue to be underrepresented as study abroad participants. Utilizing analytic Afrocentricity as the theoretical framework, case study methodology, and semi-structured interviews, this paper furthers higher education research by exploring the influences of study abroad experiences in South Africa on Black undergraduate students. Findings indicate not only positive outcomes on racial identity development, but also academic and career aspirations, and conducting undergraduate research.

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