scholarly journals PROBLEMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: GRADUATE PROGRAM, SELECTION OF PROGRAM, PREDICTOR OF SUCCESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zubia Naz, Naila Siddiqua, Muhammad Asim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Career Counselling ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Major Function ◽  
The Future

Previously, the major function of higher education in all over the world was to prepare the work force for productive contribution in society but now, it is more focused to equip individual with knowledge, skills and competencies to meet the future demands of global knowledge economy. Developing country like Pakistan needs to sheer focus on contemporary trends and issues in higher education, in order to produce individual with the capabilities that make them able to adapt the future challenges. Hence, the aim of this study is to identify the problems that students are facing in higher education from the selection to the success in graduate program. Researcher adopted qualitative methodology to conduct the study and used purposive sampling technique to collect data. For this purpose, eight participants selected, who were experienced and permanent faculty members of a public sector University. Structured Interview Protocol developed to collect information from the participant. The interview was audio recorded by keeping in view the ethical consideration. The audio data transcribed and analyzed through thematic approach. Findings revealed that a career prospect is the most important factor in selecting the course of study. The other factors which influenced the decision-making process in graduate program are parental pressure and lack of knowledge about the field of study. Further, it was found that due to lack of mentoring and career counselling programs students cannot predict their success for the future in graduate program.   

scholarly journals Tertiary teachers' motivation for choosing and remaining in teaching in a public university in Cambodia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Dinath Kim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Public University ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Intrinsic Factors ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Teaching Careers

<p>The motivation of tertiary teachers in Cambodian higher education has not received much attention over the years. Specifically, very little is known about factors that motivate and de-motivate Cambodian tertiary teachers in choosing and remaining in their teaching careers. The purpose of the study is to investigate: 1) the factors which influenced teachers to choose teaching careers, 2) motivating and de-motivating factors associated with their teaching, and 3) motivations which may lead them to leave or stay in their teaching careers. It is important to examine the motivational factors that are influential for Cambodian university teachers in order to increase their teaching productivity so that the institutional effectiveness can be enhanced which will lead to improvement in the quality of Cambodia higher education. This research used a single exploratory case study within a qualitative methodology. The study was conducted at two departments in a typical public university in Cambodia. The data was collected through the implementation of one questionnaire that attracted 36 respondents and one semi-structured interview held with each of 8 volunteer participants. Thematic analysis was used to analyse interview data and open-ended questionnaire data. The findings of the study reveal that intrinsic factors were more important than extrinsic factors in influencing teacher motivation in becoming and remaining in teaching. However, extrinsic factors were de-motivating teachers in their teaching and may lead them to leave the profession. The findings are discussed in the context of some theories of motivation and previous empirical studies. Recommendations are made regarding strategies to be used and what further research can be undertaken to address the problem.</p>

scholarly journals Factors That Influence Instructors’ Integration of Social Media Platforms Into Higher Education Pedagogy in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Patricia Ananga
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Higher Education Pedagogy ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Higher Education (HE) institutions have been exploring new approaches that will enable them to manage with the increasing demand of access to education. One key area is in the usage of new models, new innovations, and new ways of delivering the curriculum, connecting students with their instructors such as the use of Social Media (SM) in teaching. This paper examined the factors that influence instructors’ use of SM in Ghanaian HE pedagogy. The study employed the concurrent triangulation mixed method approach using questionnaire and semi-structured interview guide to obtain data from two hundred and thirty-five (235) instructors who were selected using the multistage sampling technique from the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) and the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC). The key findings point to the fact that instructors’ professional rank, intrinsic drive, functionality of SM platforms, user friendliness, motivation, ease of use of the SM platforms, access to internet connection and ease of communication in using the platforms were the factors that influenced instructors use of SM for teaching. The study concludes by indicating the implications of the findings for policy on the use of SM for delivering instruction in Ghana and recommends the need for HE authorities to come up with motivational packages that would encourage instructors to integrate SM into the pedagogy of HE in Ghana.

scholarly journals Preferences of Students towards Conducting Qualitative Research in Social Sciences at Higher Education Level

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
Atif Khalil ◽  
Muhammed Saeed ◽  
Kanwal Tauheed
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Field Notes

The study aimed to explore the intentions of higher education students towards conducting qualitative research in social sciences. The study included four PhD and six MPhil students from Punjab Univeristy (Institute of Education and Research) and Eduacation University who were selected through purposive sampling technique. A semi-structured interview protocol was constructed which was validated through experts’ opinion. The respondents were asked about their feelings, knowledge, skills, interests and barriers towards qualitative research. A thematic analysis was applied after obtaining the data through audio recording and field notes. The results revealed that most of the PhD scholars did not possess knowledge and skills required to conduct qualitative research. There was no visible difference between the responses of IER (PU) and EU students. But PhD and MPhil Students had different preferences towards conducting qualitative research.

scholarly journals Indonesian EFL Students’ Difficulties in Recognizing English Letters

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Indrayadi ◽  
Daflizar Daflizar ◽  
Yoki Irawan ◽  
Helty Helty
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
First Language ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
Efl Students

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the difficulties of Indonesian undergraduate students in recognizing English letters at one public Islamic higher education institution in Jambi Province, Indonesia as the basis for designing pronunciation teaching strategies for English lecturers. Using a qualitative methodology that attempts to investigate and understand human issues in a particular group (Harrison et al., 2017), 4 participants were interviewed. through semi-structured interview questions. The interviews were analyzed and compared along four dimensions of EFL English pronunciation mastery factors: motivation, attitude, first language pronunciation interference, and phonetic ability. The findings of this study provide evidence for lecturers on the importance of introducing pronunciation class in the English study program in the earlier years of study to improve students' English pronunciation ability. Implication and limitation of research are provided.

scholarly journals Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling: Leadership Practices of Women Leaders in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (II) ◽  
pp. 351-358
Author(s):  
Asia Zulfqar ◽  
Syed Nasir Hussain ◽  
Shehzad Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Deductive Method

The study aimed to investigate the proficiency of women academic leaders in public universities, Pakistan. The transformational leadership approach was used to conduct this study. A semi-structured interview protocol was developed to collect data. A convenient sampling technique was applied to collect data from twenty women leaders from the three public universities of Punjab. The interview questions were based on the six-dimensions of transformational leadership. The deductive method was applied to reach conclusions. The results identified that women academic leaders were not that proficient in their transformational leadership practices since four out of six TL-dimensions emerged crucial in all the three public universities.

scholarly journals La construcción del ethos del investigador en educación: La perspectiva de estudiantes

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Teresa Yurén ◽  
Luis Enrique García ◽  
Evelyn Moctezuma Ramírez ◽  
Silvia Briseño Agüero ◽  
Ana Esther Escalante
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Moral Judgment ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Equity Issues ◽  
The Future ◽  
Patterns Of Behavior

Academic bodies (AB) are research groups that were formed in Mexico at the beginning of the present century, within a policy for the development of higher education teachers. The AB are responsible to train researchers in postgraduate courses. We inquire about what postgraduate students in the field of education say about what the teachers who are members of these AB help them to form the researcher ethos. We interviewed 67 postgraduate students in the field of education (43 women and 24 men) from three universities. We follow a qualitative methodology that combines ethnography with grounded theory and we use the software Atlas Ti  to systematize the information.  We find that students consider that it is enough to appropriate ethics (values and patterns of behavior) to act ethically and consider the ethical teacher’s mentoring as key in that process. They do not refer to strategies to help them: make decisions regarding conflicting values or norms (moral judgment), judge equity issues (prudential judgement) and assume responsibility for the future of humanity. This reveals that support of AB for the construction of the researcher ethos is insufficient.

scholarly journals Tertiary teachers' motivation for choosing and remaining in teaching in a public university in Cambodia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Dinath Kim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Public University ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Intrinsic Factors ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Teaching Careers

<p>The motivation of tertiary teachers in Cambodian higher education has not received much attention over the years. Specifically, very little is known about factors that motivate and de-motivate Cambodian tertiary teachers in choosing and remaining in their teaching careers. The purpose of the study is to investigate: 1) the factors which influenced teachers to choose teaching careers, 2) motivating and de-motivating factors associated with their teaching, and 3) motivations which may lead them to leave or stay in their teaching careers. It is important to examine the motivational factors that are influential for Cambodian university teachers in order to increase their teaching productivity so that the institutional effectiveness can be enhanced which will lead to improvement in the quality of Cambodia higher education. This research used a single exploratory case study within a qualitative methodology. The study was conducted at two departments in a typical public university in Cambodia. The data was collected through the implementation of one questionnaire that attracted 36 respondents and one semi-structured interview held with each of 8 volunteer participants. Thematic analysis was used to analyse interview data and open-ended questionnaire data. The findings of the study reveal that intrinsic factors were more important than extrinsic factors in influencing teacher motivation in becoming and remaining in teaching. However, extrinsic factors were de-motivating teachers in their teaching and may lead them to leave the profession. The findings are discussed in the context of some theories of motivation and previous empirical studies. Recommendations are made regarding strategies to be used and what further research can be undertaken to address the problem.</p>

scholarly journals Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling: Leadership Practices of Women Leaders in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (II) ◽  
pp. 351-358
Author(s):  
Asia Zulfqar ◽  
Syed Nasir Hussain ◽  
Shehzad Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Deductive Method

The study aimed to investigate the proficiency of women academic leaders in public universities, Pakistan. The transformational leadership approach was used to conduct this study. A semi-structured interview protocol was developed to collect data. A convenient sampling technique was applied to collect data from twenty women leaders from the three public universities of Punjab. The interview questions were based on the six-dimensions of transformational leadership. The deductive method was applied to reach conclusions. The results identified that women academic leaders were not that proficient in their transformational leadership practices since four out of six TL-dimensions emerged crucial in all the three public universities.

scholarly journals Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals for Quality Education in institutions of Higher Education in Pakistan: A Qualitative Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-173
Author(s):  
Khalid Khurshid ◽  
Shazia Noureen ◽  
Bashir Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Development Goals

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) markedly focused on access to education for all through poverty elevation. All nations and especially developing countries like Pakistan had responded positively to achieve these MDGs. Afterward, UNO announced sustainable development goals(SDGs) agenda of 2030, fourth goal of which was about the quality of education in higher education institutes (HEIs).In this relation, the focus of present research was to analyze current implementations by institutes of higher education for imparting “quality education to promote life-long learning for all” under guidelines of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. Therefore, it is important to ensure sustainability in providing quality education to future generations. For conducting this study, a qualitative approach was adopted to get opinions from the heads of departments about measures taken for sustainability. Population of this study comprised all the heads of the departments from all faculties of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Whereas, sample consisted nineteen (19) heads from Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, using purposive sampling technique. For data collection purposes, an open-ended semi structured interview protocol was developed, consisting of six questions. Thematic analysis technique was adopted to analyze the opinions of all heads of the departments to achieve SDGs to enhance quality of higher education. Results of study showed that most heads agreed to implement sustainable goals at university level within their capacity. Moreover, the lack of resources and expertise were the major obstacles for implementing these goals in their institutes. Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals, Quality Education, Higher Education  

scholarly journals Evaluation of Lifelong Learning Centers in Higher Education: A Sustainable Leadership Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gülşah Taşçı ◽  
Osman Titrek
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Marmara Region ◽  
Sustainable Leadership

Technological developments that have taken place in the 21st century have also affected higher education institutions. These changes have created an obligation to respond to the effects and needs of globalization. In response to these developments, the emphasis on lifelong learning and individuals who “learn how to learn” in higher education institutions has become more and more important in order to educate individuals to fulfill the needs of the century. In general, studies on topics such as the development of lifelong learning in higher education and the role of leaders are limited in Turkey. Regarding this point of view, the current study aims at examining the perceptions of sustainability leaders studying in the higher education sector in Turkey in terms of the lifelong learning provided, the strategies applied, the difficulties faced, the experiences shared, and the sustainability practiced. Therefore, the study uses a descriptive phenomenological pattern under a qualitative research method. The study group was established with maximum diversity, using a purposeful sampling technique. The study group consisted of 10 middle-level managers working at the universities in the Marmara region. The topic was discussed with the study group members in depth. In this study, the data were collected with a semi-structured interview form created by the researchers. In the analysis of data, a content analysis method was used. As a result of the research, it was found out about those observed that administrators in higher education institutions define lifelong learning in a similar way to the definitions in the literature. In addition, the strategies of administrators for lifelong learning, their views concerning their experiences, and their views on the difficulties they encountered are revealed in the research. In the last part, practical recommendations suggestions are made using with regard to the results of the research.

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