scholarly journals Nigerian Creole as language of instruction: Will Nigerian lecturers use Nigerian Creole?

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uju C. Ukwuoma
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
Sampling Frame ◽  
Language Of Instruction ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
New Generation ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The Voice

This mixed questionnaire survey sought to determine if lecturers who learned to speak and understand Nigerian Creole before English are willing to use the language as medium of instruction. The respondents were comprised of 560 lecturers and graduate students (i.e. master’s, doctoral) selected through a purposeful random sampling frame from 15 public institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. Lecturers declined to use Nigerian Creole as medium of instruction because they feared that its use might negatively affect their students’ learning of English. Graduate students indicated willingness to receive instruction through a combination of English and Nigerian Creole because they perceived the use of Nigerian Creole as fun and representative of the voice of a new generation of Nigerians. The sample reported that prior knowledge of Nigerian Creole does not facilitate the learning of English because both languages are too different to facilitate a transfer of learning.

Research Supervision as an Antecedent to Graduate Student Progression in the Public Higher Institutions of Learning in Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 73-95
Author(s):  
Paul Netalisile Malunda ◽  
Juliet Atwebembeire ◽  
Proscovia Namubiru Ssentamu
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Supervision ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Higher Institutions ◽  
School Heads

This study investigated research supervision as a key factor in the progression of graduate students in the public higher institutions of learning in Uganda. A cross-sectional survey design was used to conduct the study. A total of 312 graduate students on masters' degree programs were randomly selected from 4 public institutions of higher learning. The study also included 20 research supervisors who were conveniently selected and 4 purposively selected graduate school heads. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from the students. The supervisors and research school heads were interviewed. The ordered logistic regression and content analysis methods of data analysis were used to establish the contribution of research supervision to the graduate students’ progression. The findings revealed that the supervisor-supervisee relationship, supervisor guidance and feedback are significant antecedents of the graduate students’ progression. The study thus concluded that public institutions of higher learning institute mechanisms that address the supervisor-supervisee relationship, supervisor guidance and the promptness of any feedback in order to enhance the students’ progression. The study recommends that public institutions of higher learning institute i) annual training programs that focus on promoting a good relationship between supervisors and supervisees, ii) regular research seminars that bring together the supervisors and supervisees and iii) regular meetings between the administration, research supervisors and supervisees in order to review the students’ progress. The institutions should also emphasize adherence to the policy of giving feedback on the students’ research work within set time frames.

scholarly journals THE RELEVANCY OF SELF DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC EXPATRIATES’ CAREER IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES OF MALAYSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (37) ◽  
pp. 253-269
Author(s):  
Irma Wani Othman ◽  
Muhammad Safuan Yusoff ◽  
Mohd Sohaimi Esa ◽  
Mohd Azri Ibrahim ◽  
Budi Anto Mohd Tamring ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Self Development ◽  
To Come ◽  
Depth Interviews

The presence of international staff or independent expatriate academicians in the cross border higher education world today is indeed a global issue that brings benefits to the development of higher education worldwide. The decision taken by independent expatriate academicians to come to the host country to pursue a career as an academician will certainly have useful implications on the career they are pursuing. Through in-depth interviews based on a qualitative approach adopted on thirty (30) selected voluntarily respondents in three public universities, the objective of this study was to find out the implications on self-development of careers as independent expatriate academicians serving in the host country. From the findings received as a result of the interviews conducted, the implications for self-development in terms of the career which could be seen were (I) Promotion (II) Lucrative income (III) Security in Malaysia and (IV) Harmony in the workplace. From each finding stated by the respondents involved, it had been proven that the decision was taken by independent expatriate academicians to the host country in pursuing a career as an academician had given the positive implication that indirectly brought benefits to themselves. The implications for self-development on a career as an independent expatriate academician were also able to lead to the retention of human resources of independent expatriate academicians which can reduce the turnover rate in an organisation such as academics in Malaysian Public Institutions of Higher Learning.

Post-Tenure Review and Just-Cause Termination in U.S. Public Institutions of Higher Learning: A Legalistic Examination

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert K. Robinson ◽  
Geralyn McClure Franklin ◽  
Milorad M. Novicevic
Keyword(s):  
Public Institutions ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Just Cause ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Tenure Review

Room to IMPROVE

2019 ◽  
pp. 122-137
Author(s):  
Sydney Brown ◽  
Jennifer Putnam ◽  
Holly Mabry
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Learning Cycle ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Digital Commons ◽  
Learning Journal ◽  
Iris Center

Digital learning publications have become more accessible for both creators and users. With little training, creators can utilize various web hosting sites to design and publish engaging content. The purpose of this chapter is to describe an innovative practice in providing graduate students with structured activities and resources to collaboratively author and digitally publish modules on IMPROVE (Instructional Modules for Professional learning Responding to Opportunities and Valuing Educators), a virtual professional active learning journal published on Digital Commons. In 2018, over 500 institutions of higher learning used the Digital Commons platform to manage, publish, and showcase work by faculty and students. The overall process utilized can be easily adapted to other disciplines. The learning cycle featured in the modules is based on the STAR Legacy Cycle developed by the IRIS Center and on the work of Dr. John Bransford and colleagues.

Can One Be a Critical Caretaker?

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 332-342
Author(s):  
Michael Slater
Keyword(s):  
Religious Studies ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning

AbstractThere is a movement in the field of religious studies today which questions whether scholars of religion should have any interest in questions regarding the truth and value of religion. In this paper I critically examine the views of one of its leading figures, Russell T. McCutcheon, and argue that his views on the nature and study of religion are problematic in several key respects. Specifically, I argue that McCutcheon's basic methodological and theoretical claims are untenable, as is his well known distinction between "critics" and "caretakers" of religion. Having called into question McCutcheon's claim that being a critical scholar of religion is incompatible with being a "caretaker" of religion, I conclude with a brief reflection on his corollary claim that there are (or should be) "discursive constraints" on inquiry in public institutions of higher learning.

scholarly journals Internal factors Affecting Academic Performance among Pharmacy Students in Malaysian Public Institutions of Higher Learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Norazrina Azmi ◽  
Adliah Mhd Ali ◽  
Xiao-Lian Wong ◽  
Endang Kumolosasi ◽  
Jamia Azdina Jamal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning

scholarly journals The Code-Switching Phenomenon during Oral Presentations among the Business Programme Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 85-100
Author(s):  
Frankie Subon ◽  
Siti Sarah Mohd Tarmim
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Private University ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Switching Phenomenon ◽  
Oral Presentations

In Malaysia, English as a second language is used as a medium of instruction in most institutions of higher learning. Although it is compulsory to use English as a medium of instruction for all academic programmes, code-switching is still prevalent in the classroom for instance during an oral presentation. This phenomenon is also common among the students in the bachelor’s degree in International Business (BIB) at a private university in Selangor, Malaysia that became the context of this study. Hence, this research aimed to explore the BIB students’ perceptions on the utilisation of code-switching during oral presentations, and to identify the frequency of its usage in their speech. The participants of this study were 203 students from the Faculty of Business Management and Professional Studies (FBMP) of a private university in Selangor, Malaysia, who are currently doing their bachelor’s degree in International Business. The research instrument employed was a questionnaire that was accessible through a google form link by all the 203 students. Descriptive statistics were run to analyse the data collected. The findings of this study revealed that the students perceived positively the use of code-switching during oral presentations. Majority of them agreed that they code-switched to overcome their lack of proficiency in English such as limited vocabulary, and to ease their oral presentations. Most of the students admitted they frequently code-switched during oral presentations. From these findings, important implications and recommendations for future research were elucidated.

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