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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"University Policy"”.
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Administrators' Preferences for Faculty and Student Participation in University Policy-Making
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Academics as parents--parents as academics : a study of the integration of intellectual and child-care labours /
… description of integrating specifically university academic ~. work and family responsibilities. This silence is especially evident for men who are parents as well as academics. With the participation of 4 key informants, this qualitative research study gave voice to men and women who …
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Exploring the framing of disability in university policies: a comparative study at a selected university in Zimbabwe and in South Africa
… become a significant issue in higher education policy and practice. However, this prominence has brought critical scrutiny to this policy and practice nexus, and challenges are being picked up all over the world. African higher education systems have not been spared from these challenges and …
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The Role of Social Media in Students’ Learning: Perceptions From the US and China
… in the United States and China, as well as university policy documents related to social media usage from universities in both countries. The study applies inductive strategy and Bartlett and Vavrus’s Comparative Case Study as analytical framework to reveal that social media has transformed …
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Black students' experiences of transformation at UCT : a photovoice study
… despite a stated commitment to transformation in university policy nationally, in reality there is much ambivalence around transformation. In debates around transformation, black students are frequently represented in stigmatising ways. These negative representations are part of a discourse that …
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Tele-proximity : the experienced educators’ perspective of human to human communication in distance education
… purposes to the medium) and contextual factors (University policy, time zones, technologies, learning objectives, educator and student identities). Specifically, audiovisual cues have an impact on educators, the learning process and immediacy. The theory of Tele-proximity formulated to explain …
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The use of the World Wide Web in teaching and learning in higher education : a case study approach
Government policy emphasises the role higher education is expected to play in the era of the "information society" and the benefits the increasing use of new technology in teaching and learning within the university will bring. Accordingly, the purpose of this research was to explore the influence …
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Narrowing the Energy Performance Gap in Non-Domestic Buildings with Aspirational Sustainability Targets
… comparison. Drawing upon data from the University of Cambridge Estate Management, the highly regarded Institute for Manufacturing building was evaluated to further explore the energy performance gap. Assessment of the underlying causes of the performance gap revealed a design-stage …
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Public Pumping: The Nursing Mom's Support Program at Virginia Tech
… seeking to express milk during the workday, university administrators also saw the program as a way to advance the progressive goals of the university and increase the recruitment of competitive faculty and students. Lack of awareness about the program and struggles of women today reflect the …
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The challenge of e-learning for healthcare professionals: an exploration in rural Thailand
… This was followed by a pilot study in a university in rural areas of Thailand. The results from the investigation led to a model being created to identify the barriers and drivers for implementing eLearning programmes in rural Thailand. This research explores the challenges of eLearning …
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Awareness and use of electronic resources by faculty members of the Ghana Communication Technology University: a case study of the Accra campus
… members at the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Accra campus. In addressing this objective, the following critical questions were generated: What is the level of awareness of Accra campus faculty members of the GCTU Library's electronic resources? What is the extent of use by …
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Student food security: the (dis)connection between student food experiences, sustainability and green spaces from the lens of food security
The food security of university students in South Africa is an area of research which is becoming increasingly researched and recognised. Internationally, there has been research into university student food security, recognition of student food insecurity and the links to academic success, and the …
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Alcohol and College Students: Do Parents Matter?
… or daughter is involved in a violation of the university alcohol policy. There is an assumption that parents will intervene with their students and help the university promote a more responsible use of alcohol. Many colleges are debating the value of such notifications, but little is known as …
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Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL), Learner Autonomy, and Learning Achievement: The Use of CALL Software in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Tertiary Education in Thailand
… it included the implementation of corresponding university policy, the facilitation of teaching, and the promotion of autonomous learning behaviours and language skills in their students. For the main investigation, the findings from quantitative analysis revealed that students developed …
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The impact of implementing English proficiency tests as a graduation requirement at Taiwanese universities of technology
… proficiency among graduating students. GT is a university policy whereby students are expected to fulfil graduation requirements by obtaining a certain level in, or getting at least a certain score on, an English proficiency test. Tests have long been advocated by policymakers in diverse …
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“Being treated as an equal is how I feel supported”: Expanding conceptualisations of “normal” to include gender, sex characteristic, and sexuality diversity on the university campus
… about the experiences of GSSD people on university campuses. This thesis research was conducted to help address the knowledge gap. A community psychology and mixed methods approach was used in this study to understand GSSD staff and student perceptions of the campus climate at the …
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Prior learning assessment for credit at the University of Central Missouri : a program evaluation
… their goals. Unfortunately, the lack of specific policy or recognition of adult learning in higher education has resulted in the breaking of this contract for many adult students. This is validated through their decision not to return. Knowles' (1973) adult learning theory addressed the …
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Assessing the impact of the 2010 Browne Review and the 2010 Amendment to the Higher Education Act 2004 using Nottingham Trent University as a case study
… student demographic accessing Nottingham Trent University (NTU). For some, going to university is seen as a method of ensuring social mobility, so if there is any change in the demographic of the student accessing university following the change in funding, this could have a far-reaching impact …
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Study Abroad and Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive Universities: Preparing Students from Underrepresented Racial Groups to Live in a Global Environment
… abroad is influenced by endowment, percent of a university's students receiving financial aid, university's commitment to internationalization and study abroad, the SAT/ACT scores, and the proportion of staff. The results of the regression reveals that the proportion of staff was highly …
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Making Sense of Chinese Higher Education Internationalization: Critical Gazes at the Nexus of State, Power, and Globalization
… in this thesis are China’s World First-Class University and First-Class Academic Discipline Construction plan (commonly known as the Double First plan), and its Belt and Road education policy. The analysis focuses on macro-level policymaking, while the predominant methodology can be …