Understanding Doctoral Supervision:Concepts and Experiences Of Selected Supervisors and Ph.D. Graduates in Uganda

2021 ◽  
pp. 134-146
Author(s):  
Joyce Ayikoru Asiimwe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Graduate Supervision

Worldwide higher education is witnessing an expansion in graduate education, hence, the need to focus on the quality of graduate training and research, especially at the Ph.D. level is of utmost importance. It is widely acknowledged that supervision plays a major role in a graduate student's outcome. In order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of graduate studies in higher education, there is a need to put graduate supervision as a key focus area in planned reforms. In this paper, the author has reflected the concept of 'supervision' using the social viewpoint, augmented by personal experiences of both supervisors and Ph.D. graduates. The inquiry adopted a largely qualitative approach and data was collected using a self-administered openended questionnaire. The data were analysed descriptively using the themes in the questionnaire. The findings indicated that Ph.D. supervision is characterized by a 'complex' mix of factors, hence requiring thorough planning at three levels i.e. supervisor, institutional andindividual students.

From Eternity to Here: Shrinkage in American Thinking About Higher Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Galt Harpham
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Educational Mission ◽  
The Social ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Education Today ◽  
The University ◽  
Private Support

Following WWII, America committed itself to a system of mass liberal education with a core component of the humanities, a system designed to improve the quality of people's lives and strengthen the social bond. This linkage of private and public ends was both symbolized and secured by the combination of public and private support for higher education. Today, the American system is in jeopardy because the private and public entities that support the university have largely turned away from the educational mission even as they have dramatically increased their support for research and other activities. The resulting alteration in the character of the university necessarily comes at a cost to the democratic aspirations and the vision of human flourishing that higher education has traditionally served.

scholarly journals Intellectual competitions for schoolchildren: Main tasks and social significance

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
D. E. Slizovskiy ◽  
M. G. Ivanova ◽  
E. V. Martynenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Life Strategies ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The Social

Every historical period forms a special generation with its own values and norms. Children and youth become the main driving force in the development of the higher education, but this system in Russia is going through a difficult period due to the problems unresolved after the 1990s: the quality, accessibility and effectiveness of the higher education, inequalities in the access to education, etc. Therefore, intellectual competitions can be considered not only a positive manifestation of the social activity of schoolchildren, but also a means to support talented youth and ensure the interconnection of secondary and higher education systems. The article considers social aspects of the intellectual competitions for schoolchildren which aim at the development of social practices related to research activities and teaching at school. The authors focus on the research and practice-oriented interests of schoolchildren within the intellectual competitions in social studies: priorities, values and life strategies of schoolchildren when choosing the sphere of their interests. The authors analyzed the written projects of schoolchildren, presentations of these projects, responses to experts’ questions, reactions to questions not directly related to the topic of the presented project, further participation in the section, and some additional information. As a result, the authors made conclusions not only about the content of the priorities, values and life strategies of schoolchildren, but also about the procedure and conditions necessary for assessing the quality of work and the creative potential of participants of intellectual competitions.

scholarly journals Linked Lives: The Experiences of Higher Education and Student Affairs Doctoral Students and Their Partners

10.28945/4554 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 105-123
Author(s):  
Dawn Culpepper ◽  
Michael A. Goodman ◽  
Lauren Norris
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Linked Lives ◽  
Graduate Training Programs

Aim/Purpose: This study examines how higher education and student affairs doctoral students and their partners navigate the graduate school experience through the lens of linked lives. Background: Enhancing doctoral students’ ability to integrate their academic and personal lives can contribute to positive student outcomes such as retention and satisfaction. Yet, many features of graduate education may undermine students’ ability to maintain their romantic relationships. Methodology: This study draws from joint and individual interviewers with six couples (12 individuals), wherein one partner was a doctoral student in higher education or student affairs. Contribution: Many studies examine work-life integration for faculty members, but much less research seeks to understand how academia affects the experiences of graduate students and their partners. This study contributes to the literature on graduate student work-life integration by putting couples at the center of analysis, using theories of linked lives, and considers implications for doctoral students and graduate training programs in higher education and student affairs. Findings: Our findings revealed three main ways that doctoral students and their partners navigated graduate education: shared decision-making; negotiating, turn-taking, and trading off; and strategically integrating or dividing academic and personal lives. Recommendations for Practitioners: Graduate programs and institutions can enhance work-life integration and the experiences of doctoral students and their partners by incorporating discussion of dual-career concerns into the recruitment/admissions process and considering work-life concerns throughout the doctoral experience. Recommendation for Researchers: Applying the theoretical framework of linked lives brings visibility to a layer of the graduate student experience previously made invisible: the role of student’s partners. Impact on Society: By recognizing the work-life experiences of higher education and student affairs doctoral students and their partners, this study challenges graduate training programs to consider how to change or enhance the resources and structures offered to graduate students in ways that contribute to satisfaction and retention. Future Research: Longitudinal examination of doctoral students and their partners over time and comparison of experiences of couples in different fields/disciplines.

scholarly journals The Roles Of Woman In Nggorea Village In Order To Increase The Economic Social Of Family By Local Weaving Cloth Heritage

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Hasti Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Culture Heritage

The aims of this research is to describe the roles of woman in Nggorea village in order to increase the economic social of family by local weaving cloth heritage. This research is a descriptive qualitative. Data collected by direct observation, documentation, and interview. In this research shows that beside as the housewife, the woman at Nggorea village roles to increase the economic in their family by using the local weaving cloth, which is the culture heritage of the ancestor. Generally, the activity of weaving by woman in Nggorea village is just to spend their time after finishing the homework and to continue the culture heritage. The product of woven cloth can be used as the daily clothing and as used at the culture ceremony. Meanwhile, to fulfill their daily life needs are getting by gardening and fishing. However, the product of woven cloth is known by many people and the function of the woven cloth is varied such as to make a coat, bag, skirt, blanket, and so on. The quality of woven cloth give an effect to its price, so it can influenced the economic social of Nggorea society. There are some kinds of social economic increasing at Nggorea village, such as fulfill the life needs and to get the higher education so that it can influence to the better social life. Automatically it influenced to the social status of society.

scholarly journals Is Preregistration Worthwhile? A Survey on Personal Experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Sarafoglou ◽  
Marton Kovacs ◽  
Bence Endre Bakos ◽  
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers ◽  
Balazs Aczel
Keyword(s):  
Questionable Research Practices ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Research Protocols ◽  
The Social ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Positive Side Effects

The preregistration of research protocols and analysis plans is a main reform innovation to counteract confirmation bias in the social and behavioral sciences. While theoretical reasons to preregister are frequently discussed in the literature, the individually experienced advantages and disadvantages of this method remain largely unexplored. The goal of this exploratory study was to identify the benefits and challenges of preregistration from the researcher's perspective. To this aim, we surveyed 355 researchers, 299 of whom had used preregistration in their own work. The researchers indicated the experienced or expected effects of preregistration on their workflow. The results show that experiences and expectations are mostly positive. Researchers in our sample believe that implementing preregistration improves or is likely to improve the quality of their projects, and that preregistration makes it easier to avoid questionable research practices. Criticism of preregistration is primarily related to the increase in work-related stress and the overall duration of the project. The majority of researchers with experience in preregistration reported that the benefits outweigh the challenges. However, the majority of researchers without preregistration would not consider preregistration for future projects or recommend the practice to colleagues. Our interpretation of the results is that preregistration can have positive side-effects as it adds an extra preparatory step in researchers' workflow, thus requiring researchers to think through the theoretical and practical aspects of their project.

Managing the Knowledge for an E-Tourism Curriculum

2019 ◽  
pp. 214-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Fu ◽  
Nopasit Chakpitak
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Holistic Management ◽  
Curriculum Design And Development ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness

The evolution from an information-based economy to a knowledge-based society requires higher education to produce intellectual outputs which match market and society needs by improving its educational process and outputs. Curriculum, as a core factor in refining this process, is therefore a key part of the transformation. management solutions such as knowledge management (KM) or supply-chain management (SCM) have been applied to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of higher education but were mostly applied at an administrative level. To improve the quality of education to meet industry and society needs requires a holistic management of the curriculum design and development process. This empirical research in Thailand proposes a knowledge supply chain (KSC) approach as a potential solution, which integrates theories and practices of KM and SCM to design an e-tourism curriculum to meet the industry and society needs in the context of the Greater Mekong sub-region (GMS).

Cross-Subsidization in Higher Education: Does it Pervert Private Choice and Public Policy?

1986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estelle James
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Undergraduate Teaching ◽  
Product Mix ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Cross Subsidization

During the 1950s and 1960s American higher education underwent a major change in size and structure, with a vast expansion in enrollments and increased emphasis on graduate training and research, relative to undergraduate teaching. This chapter explores the implications of this changing product mix for our understanding of costs, subsidies, financing methods, and decision-making structures in higher education. We ask the following questions: . . . 1. How did universities finance their production of graduate training and research (G and R), which usually do not bring in enough revenues to cover their costs? 2. What differences, if any, were there in the behavior of public and private universities regarding the shift toward G and R? 3. How did this change in product mix affect relative costs in universities versus two- and four-year colleges, which still specialize in undergraduate teaching? 4. What are the implications of this analysis for our understanding of the costs and benefits of education and for future public policy? For example, to what degree do state legislators and private donors control the product mix in higher education and who ultimately gains from the resources they provide?. . . Specifically, I characterize universities as multiproduct nonprofit organizations (NPOs) engaging in the teaching of undergraduates as a profitable activity, in order to subsidize graduate training and research, which are loss-making but yield direct utility to them. Cross-subsidization by NPOs, then, is an alternative to direct government funding of socially beneficial goods such as research, under certain circumstances. With certain differences that we shall note, this characterization applies to public and private institutions, and the term NPO is used for both in this chapter. At private universities, during the 1950s and 1960s, profits were generated mainly by huge tuition increases, made possible by rapidly rising demand, as we shall see below. State universities, too, engaged in cross-subsidization to finance G and R. However, since state universities often do not control or retain tuition revenue, their main device was a decrease in teaching cost per student.

The Innovation of the Construction of Style of Study of Connotative Development of Higher Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 599-601 ◽  
pp. 2030-2032
Author(s):  
Jian Feng Du
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
International Communication ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Work Requirement ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dominant Direction

With the improving of the social demand for high quality talents, and promote the internationalization of higher education to, as the main position of cultivation of talents in colleges and universities need to connotative development as the dominant direction. Study style construction of colleges and universities as an important guarantee for the cultivation goal of also need to clarify the long-term, systematic work requirement and establish the long-term goal, guided by the connotative development, the introduction of modern teaching and management, strengthen the cultivation of students' social practice ability, to expand domestic and international communication, in order to improve the overall quality of higher education.

scholarly journals Approaches to Implementation of the Requirements of Educational Standards and Key Employers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Kimovna Kolesova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Educational Standards ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Freshman Students

The article considers the specifics of designing educational programs in higher education. When planning the educational results, it is important to develop all components of the educational program of each undergraduate and graduate course. The structure, content and the conditions for implementation of the educational program should guarantee the expected quality of graduate training according to the requirements of the Federal Educational Standards of Higher Education and the employers’ demands, as well as consider the starting opportunities of freshman students.

scholarly journals Prediksi Lama Studi Mahasiswa Menggunakan Naïve Bayes Berdasarkan Aspek Sosial Ekonomi Mahasiwa

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50
Author(s):  
Desy Pratiwi Ika Putri ◽  
Desi Anggreani ◽  
Aji Prasetya Wibawa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Bayes Method ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Ve Bayes ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Study Duration ◽  
The Social

Perguruan tinggi merupakan satuan penyelenggara pendidikan tinggi sebagai tingkat lanjut jenjang pendidikan menengah di jalur pendidikan formal. Kualitas perguruan tinggi, khususnya perguruan tinggi di Indonesia diukur berdasarkan 9 standar utama. Salah satu aspek yang berpengaruh ialah mahasiswa dan lulusan. Ketepatan waktu studi mahasiswa adalah hal yang penting dalam perguruan tinggi. Ketepatan waktu mahasiswa dalam menyelesaikan studi menjadi salah satu penunjang penilaian kualitas perguruan tinggi. Metode Naïve Bayes dapat digunakan untuk memprediksi ketepatan lama studi. Klasifikasi Naïve Bayes dalam penelitian ini menggunakan beberapa variabel yang sangat erat kaitannya dalam menyelesaikan studi khususnya pada aspek sosial ekonomi mahasiswa. Adapun variable dari sisi sosial dan ekonomi tersebut diantaranya jenis kelamin, nilai IPK, tempat lahir, tipe sekolah, jumlah keikutsertaan organisasi, tingkat ekonomi, dan dukungan orang tua. Pada penelitian ini, metode Naïve Bayes diimplementasikan pada kasus prediksi lama studi mahasiswa menggunakan 200 data set. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tingkat rata-rata akurasi sebesar 80,5% dengan menggunakan K-Fold Cross Validation diperoleh standar deviasi 3,02%.   Higher education is a higher education provider unit as an advanced level of secondary education in the formal education pathway. The quality of tertiary institutions, especially tertiary institutions in Indonesia, is measured according to 9 main standards. One influential aspect is students and graduates. Timeliness of student studies is important in higher education. Timeliness of students in completing their studies is one of the supports for assessing the quality of higher education. The Naïve Bayes method can be used to predict the accuracy of the study duration. Naïve Bayes classification in this study uses several variables that are very closely related in completing studies, especially on the social economic aspects of students. The social and economic variables include gender, GPA, birthplace, type of school, number of organizational participations, economic level, and parent support. In this study, the Naïve Bayes method is implemented in the case of prediction of student study duration using 200 data sets. The results showed an average level of accuracy of 80.5% using K-Fold Cross Validation obtained a standard deviation of 3.02%.

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