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Presidential leadership in higher education: Balancing collaboration and competition in a time of systemic change Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Billy Bennett, Vassiliki Papatsiba, Simon Stephens
Research on senior leadership in higher education systems is urgently needed, particularly in the context of system‐wide transformations. This study focuses on a critical juncture in Ireland, during which Institutes of Technology (IoTs) collaborated to undergo ‘redesignation’ as Technological Universities (TUs). Based on interviews with the fourteen presidents of the IoTs, this research employs the
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Rethinking academic citizenship for collective agency in times of crisis Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Anatoly V. Oleksiyenko
A crisis constitutes a catalyst for rethinking academic responsibilities in societies facing a major threat. When a crisis escalates, such rethinking moves to the centre of both academic and social discourses, resulting in scrutiny, as well as synergy of scholarship and citizenship. Delving into the existential threats faced by Ukrainian scholars during the genocidal campaign unleashed against their
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Virtual gown and town: The Athabasca University crisis and the conflict of institutional logics Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Glen A. Jones
The objective of this paper is to contribute to our understanding of ‘crisis’ in higher education through the analysis of a unique series of events involving a decisive change in the relationship between a university and the state. A descriptive case study approach is used to investigate the crisis in governance at Athabasca University, an open university located in Alberta, Canada. Factors leading
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Catching up with the core or the Red Queen phenomenon? Publication strategies of top local government scholars in the context of centrality, institutional reforms and career length Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Wirginia Aksztejn, Anna Dąbrowska, Paweł Swianiewicz
This paper investigates publication strategies of the most distinguished local government researchers in eight European countries. Drawing upon dependency theory, accumulative advantage theory and ‘utility maximizing’ theory, we compare publication strategies of scholars from countries that vary in terms of the distance from the core of academic knowledge production, also taking into consideration
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Driving transformation in higher education: Exploring the process and impact of educational innovations for sustainability through interdisciplinary studies Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Sandra Baroudi, Areej ElSayary
In recent years, there has been a growing focus on innovation research, particularly in the manufacturing and information technology sectors in the US and Europe. However, the disruptions caused by the recent pandemic called for more innovations, especially in the education industry. Innovation is viewed as an outcome of a set of various drivers. This study explored faculty perspectives on the drivers
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Using large‐scale bibliometric data in higher education research: Methodological implications from three studies Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Marek Kwiek, Hugo Horta, Justin J. W. Powell
All fields of knowledge are challenged to adopt newer, more sophisticated methodologies to cope with growing complexity. Phenomena under study require further multidisciplinary and mixed methods collaborations to achieve expertise able to improve research strategies and practices. Furthermore, traditional methodological approaches face limits to their analytical reach. Here, we demonstrate opportunities
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Unravelling the process of idea generation and assessment during the PhD trajectory: A case study approach Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Marie Gruber, Thomas Crispeels
The three missions of universities are education, research, and knowledge/technology transfer. At the micro‐level of the research and knowledge/technology transfer mission, we position researchers, as individuals who decided to pursue a scientific career in academia, with the PhD as the starting point. While existing literature acknowledges the supervisor's significance during this process from dependency
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Decision making of PhD students regarding careers and employment in East Asia Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Wenqin Shen, Hugo Horta
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors have no conflict of interest to declare in relation to this submission.
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‘You don't have to be educated to help your child’: Parental involvement among first generation of higher education Druze students in Israel Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Duaa Shams, Yael Grinshtain, Yuval Dror
First‐generation students cope with challenges deriving from a lack of knowledge regarding higher education. This lack of knowledge is particularly relevant for minorities groups. In this context, parental involvement can be regarded as a meaningful pathway for enrolment and advancement in higher education. The study examined the perceptions of Druze students from the Golan Heights in Israel, who are
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Breaking barriers: Reducing inequality in higher education by understanding and addressing diverse student needs Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Fabienne Cadet, Suri Weisfeld‐Spolter, Yuliya V. Yurova
The purpose of this research is to explore the differences in perceived opportunities and potential barriers leading to inequality in our higher education system. To do this, we examine differences in satisfaction and expectations that exist among college students based on three key heterogeneous characteristics – gender identity (male vs. female), major declaration (decided vs. undecided) and generation
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Tales of the unexpected: The lives and experiences of working‐class academics Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Iona Burnell Reilly
This article explores and discusses some aspects of autoethnographies from a published collection written by working‐class academics. The original objective was for each academic to write an account of their life and their experiences of becoming who they are in an industry steeped in elitism. I was interested in how they experienced becoming a working‐class academic, what their journeys had been like
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The rise of the remote metropolitan branch campus – Definitions, motivations and models Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Rob Hickey, Nigel Healey
This paper explores the concept of the university remote metropolitan branch campus (RMBC). Drawing on approaches used to frame international branch campuses, it proposes a first definition for an RMBC, distinguishing it from a wider group of domestic ‘Satellite Campuses’ that includes multi‐campus universities within regions. Using interviews with 10 RMBC directors in London, it explores motivations
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Learning from survivors: Reporting parties' perspectives on how higher education institutions should address gender‐based violence and harassment Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Anna Bull
Tackling gender‐based violence and harassment (GBVH) is an essential step for addressing gender inequality. This article applies theories of student/survivor ‘voice’ to accounts from interviewees (n = 35), analysing their perspectives on how higher education institutions (HEIs) should address this issue. Interviewees were current or former students in the United Kingdom who had disclosed or reported
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How the fine arts create the finest students: A design thinking study Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Catherine R. P. King, Madelon McCall
This study addresses the problem of insufficient emphasis on art courses in helping students develop 21st‐century skills. As globalization continues, industries increasingly interconnect, creating a necessity for 21st‐century skills. Universities are responsible for equipping the next generation of scholars with the soft skills needed to succeed, such as creativity, adaptability, innovation and collaboration
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Sudden e‐learning: Exploring the role of user intention, enjoyment, and habit on university students' well‐being Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Pilar Ficapal‐Cusí, Joan Torrent‐Sellens, José A. Folgado‐Fernández, Pedro R. Palos‐Sánchez
Suddenly, adjusting to a new way of learning is a major challenge for university students. The objective of this article was to study university student determinants of the well‐being in the context of the sudden transition towards e‐learning imposed by the COVID‐19 lockdown. Based on the antecedents linked to the structure of e‐learning and its influence on self‐management and ease of use, as well
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Green or green‐washed? Examining sustainability reporting in higher education Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Maryna Lakhno
Sustainability reporting has gained popularity across various fields, and the higher education sector is no exception. Higher education institutions across the globe are voluntarily investing time and resources into showcasing their activities and progress in sustainable development. Are these efforts just superficial instances of following a trend or do they exemplify a path towards an in‐depth transformation
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The (un)equal university: Training programmes and the commodification of race Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Kalwant Bhopal
There is a plethora of evidence to suggest that academics of colour remain under represented in higher education; they are less likely to be professors and occupy senior managerial roles compared to White groups and report regular incidents of overt and covert racism. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives such as training programmes to progress the position of academics of colour into senior
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The Institutional and Social Support Survey (ISS‐10): Quantifying international faculty language support Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Allie Spencer Patterson, Thomas Brotherhood
The purpose of this study was to develop and test the internal and external reliability of a novel research instrument which measures language support for international faculty members and its effects on integration. While previous research has focused on the contributions of international faculty and efforts to attract them, growing concerns about negative experiences and low rates of retention have
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Creating competitive academic leadership by implementing alternative promotion tracks Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Yehudith Weinberger
Staff members in academia are expected to meet a diverse range of simultaneous expectations: responding to students' scholastic needs, pursuing high‐quality, ongoing research and being involved in their institutions. Those who successfully bear this multifaceted burden are found worthy of promotion. This 5‐year study followed the activity of two parallel staff promotion committees in a large Israeli
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Adaptation and validation of the academic motivation scale for higher education across four Eastern European countries Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Ilona Kočvarová, Jan Kalenda, Jitka Vaculíková, Zuzana Neupauer, Ruženka Šimonji Černak, Anna Włoch
The article focuses on adaptation and validation of the Academic Motivation Scale questionnaire (AMS‐28) in higher education in four Eastern European countries: Czechia, Slovakia, Serbia, and Poland. The research was conducted with a total of 1711 respondents. We examined the construct validity of AMS‐28 including measurement invariance and reliability according to national, gender and age groups.
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The crisis of peer review: Part of the evolution of science Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Hugo Horta, Jisun Jung
Peer review in journals is in crisis, and its current situation and sustainability are increasingly concerning for academics and scientific communities. We identify this crisis as part of an evolutionary step in the continuous development of science, arguing that peer review maintains a central role. We analyse the emergence and historical development of peer review, identifying its role as crucial
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Finding reasons to choose a campus: The impact of social media and brand strategy Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Nofrizal, Undang Juju, Aznuriyandi
This study comprehensively identifies the determinants in students' campus selection decisions, emphasizing the crucial role of brand pride in the process. With the participation of 704 students in an online survey through the Google Forms platform and analysis using SEM‐SmartPLS 4.0 Structural Equation Modelling, this study presents a solid empirical foundation. The results confirm that social media
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The distribution and mobility of academic talents in the Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Songyue Lin, Jin Liu, Ying Hu
The Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macao Greater Bay Area is becoming a new world economic centre, but research on the law of academic talent mobility in the Greater Bay Area is still scarce at present. This study builds an overall analysis framework, introduces the curriculum vitae analysis method, and systematically collects resumes of academics from universities in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. Through
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What is the student experience of remote proctoring? A pragmatic scoping review Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-23 E. Marano, P. M. Newton, Z. Birch, M. Croombs, C. Gilbert, M. J. Draper
Remote or online proctoring (invigilating) is a technology primarily used to improve the integrity of online examinations. The use of remote proctoring increased significantly as the world switched to online assessment during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Remote proctoring received negative media attention, including concerns about user privacy, discrimination and the accuracy of automated systems for detecting
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Internationalization and disciplinary differences: Tensions in the academic career in Chilean universities Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Daniela Véliz Calderón, Pìo Marshall
This article broadens the knowledge about the experience of academics in relation to how the internationalization of research has changed in a southern country and tensions that have risen depending on the different disciplines. This work resulted from interviews and documentary data collected mainly through semi-structured interviews with 57 administrators (including University rectors, provosts,
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The crisis literature in higher education Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Malcolm Tight
The literature on higher education includes a substantial genre devoted to the theme of crisis. While higher education is not alone in this, higher education researchers and writers all too often reach for the language of crisis to describe what they are experiencing or finding. Crises are identified at institutional, disciplinary, national and international levels, with radical and far-reaching solutions
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Women in STEM graduate education: Case of the German excellence initiative Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Ali Sina Önder
Are public policies effective in enhancing gender balance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate education? Although the literature is rich in studies that prescribe micro-level interventions to promote gender balance in specific STEM areas or institutions, there are surprisingly few studies that quantitatively evaluate existing macro-level policies. Using Germany's Excellence
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The ideology of crisis in higher education Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Bruce Macfarlane
Higher education seems to be in a perpetual state of ‘crisis’. The many hundreds of books and papers containing this specific, or other relevantly similar expressions, convey a sense of fear and angst. Yet, what are these various crises about, and which values and beliefs are seen as threatened or ‘under attack’? This paper will provide an analysis of the ‘crisis’ literature and identify four major
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Does targeted recruitment turn the dial for gender equity? A qualitative study at an Australian University Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-09 C. Lane, N. Saronga, R. Fowell, R. Berretta, K. Blackmore, L. Momenzadeh, A. Giacomini, S. Ware, J. Milam
This qualitative study explored a targeted recruitment initiative that was designed to attract and recruit female academic staff in STEM disciplines at an Australian University. Semi-structured, one-on-one interviews were conducted with female and male key informants: 16 Panel Members and six Applicants. Codebook Thematic Analysis was applied using a feminist methodological lens. Results showed several
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Crisis, what crisis? Real impairments and absences in the ecosystems of higher education Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Ronald Barnett
Are the many crises of higher education real, or are they in the eye of the beholder? They are evidently something of both: The crises to which we are characteristically alerted are manifestations in the real of the world and indicate much about our scholars' perceptions and even their values. To say this, however, invites the question: can we sort the wheat from the chaff? Might there be a way of
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Board characteristics and sustainability in higher education institutions: The case of the United Kingdom Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Doaa Aly, Muath Abdelqader, Tamer K. Darwish, Anna Toporkiewicz, Ali Radwan
We explored the relationship between board characteristics and sustainability of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom (UK). We analysed 153 UK universities using data for the year 2019. Our analysis revealed that board size, the number of students on the board, and the number of academic members on the board were found to have significant and positive relationships with sustainability
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The ‘woeful’ state of administrative support for online programs: A critical discourse analysis Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif, Yvonne Earnshaw, Stephanie Corcoran
This study used critical discourse analysis to explore how higher education administrators in the United States talk about how they assess and support online programs. Specifically, we hoped to analyse administrators' perceptions of their responsibilities over online programs, faculty and students, to attain where they may need more training. Therefore, we explored the perspectives of 11 administrators
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Occupational choice, satisfaction and success of PhD graduates in East Asia and the West: A systematic review Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Yu Yang, Tatiana Fumasoli
The globally expanding doctoral education and the diminishing availability of academic job opportunities have prompted an increasing proportion of PhD graduates to seek employment beyond academia, drawing a growing scholarly interest. However, the existing literature on doctoral career pathways tends to be fragmented and dispersed, given the idiosyncratic individual and educational characteristics
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Well-supervised, highly motivated, and healthy? Using latent class analysis and structural equation modelling to study doctoral candidates' health satisfaction Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Carolin Kunz, Christian Schneijderberg, Lars Müller
More and more empirical studies address doctoral candidates' health. Yet, the mechanisms linking supervision and doctoral candidates' health often remain unclear. We start to fill this research gap with classifications of supervisors produced by latent class analysis, which were introduced into structural equation models with motivation towards the dissertation research as a mediator to predict doctoral
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The relationship between experienced and observed harassment: The role of organizational identification and perceived justice in a higher educational context Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Sangbum Ro, Bella Galperin, Deirdre Dixon, Natalia M. Belfiore
Building on cognitive schema theory, this study investigates the relationship between experienced and observed harassment in a university setting. It also examines two moderators—organizational identification and perceived justice. Using a cross sectional survey, data were gathered from 276 academics and staff in a private university with approximately 9000 students located in the southeastern United
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Towards entrepreneurial universities in Spain: Evidence from vice-rectors and KTO directors Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Natalia Dévora Quintero, Gonzalo León-Serrano
To its traditional missions of education and research, the entrepreneurial university adds a ‘third mission’: knowledge transfer (KT), which aims to contribute to the economic and social development of the university's environment. To this end, it is the role of government to implement regulations and design policies that push universities to be more entrepreneurial. In addition, an entrepreneurial
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Value generation from academic activities in a public higher education: A lean perspective Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Leander Luiz Klein, Kelmara Mendes Vieira, Eric Charles Henri Dorion, Luana Brondani Costa, Patricia Kruel Froner Moreira
The concept of value, in a context of higher education institutions (HEIs), simply refers to meeting or exceeding customer requirements and expectations. HEIs have a fundamental role in the dissemination of knowledge, in addition to developing new skills and awareness for future professionals, in relation to local, regional and national issues. The aim of this research is to analyse the academic activities
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Internationalisation in the digital transformation: A scoping review Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Luzia Ferreira Santos
Since March 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges to higher education internationalisation by disrupting long-standing practices, accelerating the adoption of digital technologies, and pushing universities further into the ‘digital turn’. Nevertheless, it remains unclear to what extent higher education institutions (HEIs) have systematically integrated digitalisation
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Making hybrid work for diverse staff in higher education: A behaviour change approach Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Leslie Morrison Gutman, Rachel Perowne, Fatima Younas, Eanna O'Hanrachtaigh
Despite being considered the ‘new normal’ for many workers since the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a dearth of applied research on hybrid working, especially in the context of inclusivity. This study uses the Behaviour Change Wheel to examine barriers, which hinder, and enablers, which help, to support hybrid working after the COVID-19 pandemic and then identifies intervention strategies for its improvement
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Experiential learning… remotely: Study abroad, global citizenship and NGO management Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Michael Thier, Dyana P. Mason, Brittany Mattice
Experiential learning has become a fundamental pillar of higher education, particularly in public administration and nonprofit management programmes. This approach purposefully aims to engage learners directly in (a) concrete experiences; (b) focused, personal reflection; (c) abstract conceptualizations and (d) active experimentation. As universities have increased attention on experiential learning
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Women on the move for science, technology, engineering and mathematics: Gender selectivity in higher education student migration Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Ebenezer D. Narh, Michael Buzzelli
Despite the gendered rebalancing of enrolments in higher education (HE) in the West, the underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines persists. Gendered selectivity of field of study influences higher education student migration (HESM) and in turn sheds light on HE participation. Framed by gender intersectionality theories both in HE studies and
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Exit strategy or springboard for career development? The case of university executives' remuneration Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Alice Civera, Erik E. Lehmann, Michele Meoli, Jonah M. Otto, Stefano Paleari
The steady increase of chief executives' compensation in both public and private universities has long been at the centre of public debate and has received a lot of criticism in the UK. As higher education is considered as an industry, a pay for performance relationship is expected. This paper differs by demonstrating that UK Vice Chancellors consider incentives other than remuneration in their career
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World-class universities cut off from the West: Russian higher education and the reversal of the internationalisation norm? Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Anne Crowley-Vigneau, Yelena Kalyuzhnova, Andrey Baykov
The Western-style internationalisation of Russian universities, which guided the evolution of the country's higher education sector for over three decades, has been challenged by Western sanctions following the 2022 Russian ‘Special military operation in Ukraine’. The authors show through the prism of constructivist theory how the norm on the internationalisation of higher education characterised by
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‘Theory is beautiful’: Resistance and counter-resistance to gender equality in teacher training Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Ainhoa Resa Ocio
The European Union has made a firm commitment to quality education for active citizenship taking up the demands of international movements and organisations, making gender equality a fundamental part of it. As previous research has shown a precarious implementation of these demands in Spain, in this study, we conduct 24 semi-structured interviews with key informant university professors who provide
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Mergers, distance, and leadership: Perceptions of different forms of distance to leadership in merger processes Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Nicoline Frølich, Mari Elken, Thea Eide
Mergers in higher education are large-scale, complex organisational change processes seeking to integrate former independent institutions into a new organisational entity. Mergers are often justified by reference to broad overarching goals such as quality, relevance, and efficiency. In practice, mergers entail attempts at organisational integration which can be inhibited by several obstacles, increasing
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Inequalities in undergraduate participation and performance in Irish higher education Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Vani Borooah, Colin Knox
This paper focuses on two aspects of gender inequality in Irish higher education: inequality in participation by gender and inequality of performance by gender, institution and subject. We use a rich set of data from the Higher Education Authority of Ireland which detail inter alia enrolment in institutions of higher education—Universities and Institutes of Technology—and record the class of degree
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Witnessing bullying at work: Employee silence in higher education institutions Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Angela Mazzone, Anastasios Karakolidis, Vasiliki Pitsia, Yseult Freeney, James O’Higgins Norman
Workplace bullying is a widespread phenomenon within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Employee tendency to remain silent is one of the most common reactions to workplace bullying. Yet, employee silence in the context of workplace bullying is poorly studied. Building on the Conservation of Resources Theory (COR) and the Learned Helplessness Theory (LHT), this study investigated employee reluctance
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Changes in doctoral graduates' employment and doctoral students' views of their future career in Japan in 2012–2018 Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Futao Huang
This study investigates the employment landscape and career expectations of doctoral graduates in Japan through the analysis of three national surveys conducted in 2012, 2015 and 2018. The research explores the changing factors influencing graduates' employment destinations during this period, encompassing changes by discipline and proposing strategies to address challenges faced by these graduates
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Determinants of UK students' financial anxiety amidst COVID-19: Financial literacy and attitudes towards debt Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Jessica M. Perry, Halimah Ravat, Emma K. Bridger, Pelham Carter, Silvio Aldrovandi
Due to the increased financial pressure—exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic—that students in higher education need to endure, considerable attention is being drawn towards the determinants of student financial anxiety. A conflicting picture has been captured about financial literacy, which has been shown to either be associated with better financial well-being or to be unrelated to financial stress
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Outside looking in: Gendered roles and the wellbeing of working student mothers studying for a part-time PhD Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Sue Cronshaw, Peter Stokes, Alistair McCulloch
This article contributes to the growing evidence based on well-being in doctoral study. It draws on 35 qualitative, in-depth interviews to explore how the well-being of an understudied group—working doctoral student mothers—is affected when undertaking part-time PhDs. While there is a growing literature on the research student experience and an increased awareness of mental health issues in doctoral
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University social responsibility and sustainability. How they work on the SDGS and how they communicate them on their websites Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-03 María Victoria Carrillo-Durán, Tania Blanco Sánchez, María García
This paper shows how the leading Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking communicate their environmental sustainability policies through their websites. Specifically, this paper analyses the presence of sustainability-related sustainable development goals on the websites of the top 100 universities in the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking (2021). In
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Developing students' resilience during the crisis: A moderated model linking college support, study demands, student resilience, and students' change-oriented behaviours Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Ammara Awais, Na Fu, Sara Jones
This study focuses on student resilience during the COVID-19 crisis, a key factor for students' progress, and future careers. It does so by introducing the job demands and resources (JDR) model, and the social exchange theory (SET), widely adopted in the management literature in the education field to better understand student experience management in the higher education context. In past research
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Effects of doctoral publication requirements on the research output of Ukrainian academics in Scopus Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Myroslava Hladchenko
This article aims to explore the effects of doctoral publication requirements on the research output of Ukrainian academics in Scopus in terms of quantity and impact. Research output in Scopus, elaborated by Ukrainian academics in economics, medicine and physics who were awarded a doctoral degree in three time periods (before September 2013, after September 2013 and after September 2020) marked by
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Segmentation in higher education in Chile: Massification without equality Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Oscar Espinoza, Bruno Corradi, Luis González, Luis Sandoval, Noel McGinn, Trinidad Vera
Fifty years ago, the expansion of access to higher education was expected to result in greater socio-economic equality. Instead, segmentation in mass higher education systems has called into question the effective democratization of access to higher education. This phenomenon appeared first in higher income countries, allowing the identification of some factors that contribute to segmentation. This
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Mutual enhancement or one-way street: The intended synergy between research and education of Dutch universities of applied sciences Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Sanne R. Daas, Indira N. Z. Day, Didi M. E. Griffioen
The integration of research activities in universities of applied sciences (UASs) has led to the transformation of these universities into organisations with two primary processes: research and education. Although many believe in the benefits of combining research and education in one organisation, which is referred to as synergy in this study, research–education synergies have rarely been empirically
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Perceived academic success of students during the third wave of COVID-19 Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Akhlas Ismail, Miriam Schiff, Ruth Pat-Horenczyk, Rami Benbenishty
This study examined the role of resource loss and gain in perceived academic success of higher education students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed online to 10,830 students from six universities and four colleges in Israel between April 26 and July 5, 2021. We conducted descriptive analyses, correlations, and hierarchical regression to analyse the data
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What is higher education to contemporary students in Germany? Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Gregor Schäfer
The purpose, aim and goals of higher education itself have been discussed and researched in the context of massified and marketised higher education in Germany, with a focus mainly on higher education national policies or the view of faculty staff. By shifting the perspective instead to the students, this article asks what higher education means to them nowadays. This study is based on 95 interviews
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Understanding organizational identity in universities: Unravelling autonomy, governance and leadership in the case of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Abraham C. Flipse, Floris J. N. van Berckel Smit, Jeroen Huisman
This paper offers a historical analysis of organizational identity development at a particular Dutch university, the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. Our analysis contributes to the discussion on what factors contribute to organizational identity maintenance and evolution. Whereas the literature suggests a rather straightforward development, with national and institutional governance arrangements
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Postdoctoral researchers' experience and their career plan in a research-focused university in South Korea Higher Education Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Soo Jeung Lee, Jung Cheol Shin
This study aims to empirically analyse whether, in the context of South Korea, postdoctoral researchers' career plans are closely associated with their postdoctoral experience, along with whether these postdoctoral experiences differ by gender and discipline. Data were collected from an online survey targeting postdoctoral researchers at a research-focused university in South Korea in 2019. This study