scholarly journals Role of Co-curricular Activities (CCAs) in Academic Success and Increasing Graduate Employability

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Khaled Karim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Secondary Curriculum ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Graduate Employability ◽  
The Impact

A significant body of research has investigated the impact of extra-curricular (ECAs) or co-curricular activities (CCAs) on academic performance. This review outlines the conceptual and theoretical value CCAs as they apply to students, faculty, staff, and employers of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The review also describes existing methods of integrating CCAs into post-secondary curriculum in order to increase graduate employability. Based on the findings from the existing literature, the review outlines some recommendations for HEIs to provide CCA opportunities to students to increase academic success and graduate employability.

scholarly journals CAREER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: ROLE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AMONG TEACHERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanka Bhaskar ◽  
Padmalosani Dayalan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Career Growth ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to highlight the role of continuing education among the teachers of India. The study identifies factors which influence teachers in Higher education institutions (HEI) for continuing education. The paper also explores the impact of continuing education on career growth and development. A systematic survey was conducted among the teachers in Higher education institutions of Uttarakhand, India. Factor analysis is used to identify the important factors that influence teachers to enrol for continuing education. SPSS and AMOS are used to analyse the data. The findings of the study indicate that factors like time, financial support, job opportunities, knowledge, skills, and abilities play a detrimental role among teachers for continuing education. This study also reveals that continuing education has a positive impact on career growth and development of teachers. Continuing education helps the teachers to explore better career opportunities, provides job security, salary increment, and promotion which contributes to their professional growth and personality development. Continuing education in teachers demonstrates a significant role in the development of interpersonal skills, technical skills and inculcates self-confidence that contributes to their personal growth. The importance of paper increases amidst the COVID19 pandemic and the launch of the National Education Policy in India, as the paper will provide support to the Higher education institutes and Government to frame policies and strategies to imbibe continuing education as an integral part of the education system. The paper by enumerating its benefits, motivates the teachers to enhance their qualifications and enhance their future prospects.

scholarly journals The Potential Role of Stakeholders in the Energy Efficiency of Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8908
Author(s):  
Rubén Garrido-Yserte ◽  
María-Teresa Gallo-Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Save Energy ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Higher education institutions (HEIs) have a huge potential to save energy as they are significantly more energy-intensive in comparison with commercial offices and manufacturing premises. This paper provides an overview of the chief actions of sustainability and energy efficiency addressed by the University of Alcalá (Madrid, Spain). The policies implemented have shifted the University of Alcalá (UAH) to become the top-ranking university in Spain and one of the leading universities internationally on environmentally sustainable practices. The paper highlights two key elements. First, the actions adopted by the managerial teams, and second, the potential of public–private collaboration when considering different stakeholders. A descriptive study is developed through document analysis. The results show that energy consumption per user and energy consumption per area first fall and are then maintained, thereby contributing to meeting the objectives of the Spanish Government’s Action Plan for Energy Saving and Efficiency (2011–2020). Because of the research approach, the results cannot be generalized. However, the paper fulfils an identified need to study the impact of HEIs and their stakeholders on sustainable development through initiatives in saving energy on their campuses and highlights the role of HEIs as test laboratories for the introduction of innovations in this field (monitoring, sensing, and reporting, among others).

scholarly journals Innovación al sistema de tutorías para fortalecer su uso e impacto en la acción tutorial

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Felipe Rodríguez-Ramírez ◽  
Irene García-Ortega ◽  
Saira Antonieta Vásquez-Gamboa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
System Implementation ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Agile Methodology ◽  
Tutoring Program ◽  
The Impact

Tutoring has been implemented in higher education institutions as a strategy that contributes to the improvement of the students' academic performance as well as their comprehensive training while improving efficiency in the institutions. At the Instituto Tecnológico de Tehuacán, a web system was developed with the aim of being a support tool in the development of the Tutoring initiatives. This system was operated in 2019, to analyze the impact of its implementation. This document presents the results of the system implementation as well as its innovative approach, which consists of using an opensource framework, compatible with a database that was developed with the objective of having a system that integrates the main actors from the tutoring program, and helps them develop tutoring initiatives in a simpler and more productive way by integrating improvements and new features. Therefore, the system will impact in successfully achieving the goals of the tutoring program. The analysis was executed under a qualitative methodology and the development of the system under an agile methodology.

scholarly journals The impact of the Apostolic constitution ‘Veritatis gaudium’ on the concept of Quality in ecclesiastical higher education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-163
Author(s):  
Riccardo Cinquegrani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The paper analyzes the impact on the concept of Quality attributable to the innovations introduced by the Apostolic constitution Veritatis gaudium. The document offers not only operational indications but outlines the objectives that the academic community is invited to take up.Three distinct levels of challenges are highlighted: the role of academic institutions and the need to innovate learning systems; the relationship between higher education centres and the whole society; interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity as levers to support knowledge. The article concludes with an invitation to reflect on how to initiate the profound reform process to which higher education institutions are called by Veritatis Gaudium.

Spirituality at workplace and its impact on academic performance: an empirical study among private higher education faculties of Delhi NCR

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayashree Sapra ◽  
Khushboo Khosla ◽  
Garima Dungrakoti
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Education System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe impact of workplace spirituality on organizational performance has continued to draw the attention of scholars and practitioners. Despite this enhanced attention, little is known about its the impact on academic performance. Addressing this gap in research, the purpose of this study is to empirically examine the impact of spirituality at workplace on academic performance among private sector higher education faculties in Delhi NCR.Design/methodology/approachThis study outlines the existing literature on workplace spirituality and academic performance and its relationship. The scale created by Petchsawang and Duchon (2009) has been used to measure workplace spirituality, whereas academic performance of faculties was measured by the scale created by Abubakar et al. (2018). Pearson correlation and linear regression have been used to depict the degree of relation and impact of spirituality on academic performance.FindingsThis study provides evidence that by practicing workplace spirituality, the performance of higher education faculties can be positively and significantly impacted. The result reflects that in the presence of compassion, mindfulness, meaningful work and transcendence, the academic organizational performance of higher education institutes is improved as there will be an enhancement in their academic reputation, employability of the graduate students, research work, internationalization, Nobel-prized and field medals, research grant, resources, infrastructure and community services.Research limitations/implicationsThe results of this study are subject to certain limitations, which can be addressed in future studies. Only four dimensions of workplace spirituality, i.e. compassion, mindfulness, meaningful life and transcendence, are taken into consideration. Also, the impact has only be studied on academic performance of higher education institutions. The results of this study cannot be used in a generalized context as the framework of this study is based on higher education faculties in Delhi NCR.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study would be a roadmap for higher education institutions or their faculties to improve performance with the assistance of spirituality at workplace.Social implicationsRetention of academic personnel is critically necessary so that the excellence of higher education is maintained. It is the need of the hour for these educational institutions to be more focused on improving the teaching staff efficiency. This is made possible through the development of an atmosphere that installs spirituality. The empirical findings of this research will enable academics as well as managers to understand how and to what degree faculties experience spirituality at workplace and its association with different outcomes.Originality/valueIndia's higher education higher education system is the third largest in the world, next to the USA and China. India's higher education system has expanded steadily, and India has over 1,000 universities as of 2020. Workplace spirituality for academicians is under-researched and neglected by organizations. It may further benefit those interested in employment learning.

scholarly journals A's for Everyone: The Effect of Student Consumerism in the Post-Secondary Classroom

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Plunkett
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Millennial Students ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Student Consumerism ◽  
Secondary Classroom

With millennial students as the primary population in many higher education institutions today, many instructors experiencing a paradigm shift of behaviors they are observing in their classroom. Many educators are observing today’s students failing to take personal responsibility for their educational endeavors and in turn viewing their educational experiences as a services-for-payment relationship rather than an exploration of knowledge. With this shift and the ever present consumerism type behaviors now being observed, the role of instructor has changed and many are seeking tools to effectively manage their students and classroom.

scholarly journals Are your students safe to learn? The role of lecturer’s authentic leadership in the creation of psychologically safe environments and their impact on academic performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-78
Author(s):  
André Escórcio Soares ◽  
Miguel Pereira Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Network Density ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

As the role of students and lecturers in higher education changes, several questions emerge about the role of each of them on students’ academic performance. This includes questions regarding the impact of the relationships between students, lecturer’s characteristics and the social environment on students’ performance. To address these questions, this article reports a study of the impact of lecturer authentic leadership, psychological safety and network density on academic performance. It explores the relationship between network density, psychological safety and lecturer authentic leadership. A questionnaire was distributed to undergraduate students. A positive impact of lecturer authentic leadership and psychological safety on academic performance was found. Students from high-density groups tended to show better academic performance, higher psychological safety and tended to see their lecturers as being more authentic. A reflection on the role of the lecturer in higher education settings is presented. It also presents some recommendations on how student academic performance can be improved by the adoption of specific behaviours by their lecturer.

Computer Assisted Evaluation Using Rubrics for Reduction of Errors and Inter and Intra Examiner Heterogeneity

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-65
Author(s):  
Kissan G. Gauns Dessai ◽  
Venkatesh V. Kamat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Unified Approach ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
The Impact

Educational institutions worldwide conduct summative examinations to evaluate academic performance of students. Such summative examinations are normally subjective in nature in higher education institutions and needs manual evaluation. However, the manual evaluation of subjective answer-scripts often suffers from evaluation anomalies and the impact of ‘Examiner variability' or ‘Examiner subjectivity'. Examiner variability mainly occurs due to differences in perception and expectation of each examiner coupled with lapses/errors in evaluation. Most of the currently employed methods partly address the problem of evaluation errors/lapses and examiner subjectivity with the aid of extra checks such as re-checking, re-verification, re-evaluation, etc. We need a pragmatic and unified approach to ensure uniformity and error-free evaluation. In this article, the authors present a method of computer aided evaluation of subjective answer-scripts using rubrics. The proposed approach focuses on improving the evaluation by reducing/eliminating the errors and examiner variability.

Exploring the Impact of School Factors on Expectations to Complete Post Secondary Education Among Black Girls

2021 ◽  
pp. 001312452110484
Author(s):  
Sandra R. Kalu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
College Completion ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Lifetime Earnings ◽  
The Impact

Obtaining a college degree can enhance many aspects of one’s life including health outcomes and lifetime earnings. Given the racial opportunity gap that remains prevalent in the education system, and the gendered racial biases held against Black girls and women, they face many obstacles on their path to higher education. Considering the relationship between higher education and financial status, when these obstacles hinder their academic success Black women face serious economic issues that adversely impacts their livelihood and the wellbeing of their families. Still, there remains limited investigation into the indicators of college completion among this population. Assessing indicators related to college completion during their high school years can support educators in recognizing and monitoring students who require extra support early in their academic careers. This study uses an intersectional lens to investigate whether various school factors predict intent to complete college among this sample of Black high school girls ( N = 1,811). Findings show that teacher bias, school discipline, and school resources are significant predictors of college expectations among this sample.

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