ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Another Matrix Revolution? The Overlap of University Work
Author: Graham, Carroll
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Administration,College Faculty,Professional Identity,Teacher Salaries,Compensation (Remuneration),Higher Education,Professional Personnel,Staff Role

There may be a perception among academic staff that professional staff are remote from academic activities (Wallace and Marchant, 2011), however, recent research demonstrates that professional staff, across a range of roles and seniority levels, are interested and engaged in supporting positive student learning outcomes (Graham, 2012, 2013a, 2013b). The improved understanding of the work of professional staff that is emerging provides opportunity for substantial changes to practice and policy. Building on Whitchurch's (2008a, 2009) typology of bounded, cross-boundary, unbounded and blended professionals, this research shows that professional staff span all four professional identities and show movement towards the third space (Graham, 2013a). Although Whitchurch (2008a) developed her framework for professional staff at management levels, this research extends the framework to more junior roles, reinforcing Whitchurch's contention that third space work is &quot;indicative of future trends in professional identities&quot; (2008b, p. 377). Yet, like the overlap model (Schneijderberg and Merkator, 2013), the Whitchurch typology describes a linear continuum of professional identities from routine professionals through to traditional academics. This limitation may miss a deeper complexity of higher education professional identities, which is addressed in the proposed matrix model. Rather than a binary divide between professional and academic staff, or a continuum from professional and administrative to academic roles, a matrix structure as a framework in which to locate all university staff--the Roles Matrix--is proposed here in this article.
Agility: A Crucial Capability for Universities in Times of Disruptive Change and Innovation
Author: Mukerjee, Sheila
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Educational Finance,Financial Support,Online Courses,Large Group Instruction,Class Size,Administrative Organization,Universities,Partnerships in Education,College Students,Technology Uses in Education,Cultural Pluralism,Strategic Planning

Government funding cuts have provided a new impetus to Australian universities to re-examine their value proposition and corporate focus. While the sector has gone through waves of change in recent times, institutions are now scrambling for their place in a highly competitive market. Institutions explore new revenue opportunities and digital transformation to achieve cost savings and efficiencies. The digital world is driving innovation and continuous change at such a rapid and random rate that universities are struggling to keep up with demand.
Why Write Book Reviews?
Author: Obeng-Odoom, Franklin
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Book Reviews,Publish or Perish Issue,Peer Evaluation,Critical Thinking

The pressure to publish or perish or, more recently, to be visible or vanish, marginalises a culture of critical reading and reflection that has historically been the province of book reviews. Today, book reviews are roundly rejected by academic bureaucrats as unimportant, easy to write and hence, easy to get published, mere summaries, uncritical statements of praise, marketing gimmicks and poorly cited so they are shunted to the tail-end of academic tasks. Historical dialectical analysis shows that the disdain for book reviews is implicitly related to their non-pecuniary characteristics. One contradiction in the &quot;status quo&quot; is that academics expect to be served but they are discouraged from serving and hence are led down a line of being selfish. Writing book reviews, therefore, is good not only for its many academic and social uses, but also for political and ethical reasons.
Intercollegiate Athletics in Canada and the United States: Differences in Access, Quality, and Funding
Author: Geiger, Natalie M.
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intercollegiate Cooperation,Athletics,Financial Support,Professional Associations,Physical Education,Access to Education,Enrollment Management,Academic Achievement,Individual Development,Institutional Characteristics,Foreign Countries,Comparative Analysis,Educational Objectives

Despite the fact that both the Canadian and American intercollegiate athletic leagues are highly competitive, there are significant differences between the two intercollegiate athletic systems, which may produce different experiences for student-athletes enrolled in each system. The differences between the two systems are related to the fundamental triad of issues which affect postsecondary education as a whole: access, quality, and funding. In the context of intercollegiate athletics and for the purposes of this paper, the author refers to access as the admission of student-athletes to institutions, quality as measures and outcomes related to student-athletes' athletic and academic performance, as well as their personal development within intercollegiate athletics programming, and funding as the methods and resources institutions use to finance their athletic programs. This paper discusses these differences in access, quality, and funding between the intercollegiate athletics system governed by the largest organization of American intercollegiate athletics, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the intercollegiate athletics system governed by the Canadian organization called Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).
Engaging or Training Sessional Staff: Evidence from an Australian Case of Enhanced Engagement and Motivation in Teaching Delivery
Author: Byers, Philippa
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Faculty,Part Time Faculty,Universities,Interviews,Faculty Development,Undergraduate Students,Outcomes of Education,Enrollment,Attendance Patterns,Meetings,Cohort Analysis,Teaching Experience,Teacher Motivation,Offices (Facilities)

This paper examines the effectiveness of a programme of weekly meetings between sessional staff and the unit coordinator of a large first-year class at an Australian university. Interviews with sessional staff indicate that, in addition to training and targeted professional development initiatives, management initiatives that promote engagement matter for the motivation of individual sessional staff members and the overall quality and cohesiveness of course delivery. This result aligns with a key finding from the employee engagement literature, namely, that a local manager who is directly concerned with the day-to-day work of employees plays a crucial role in translating their knowledge and skills into high quality outcomes. In this instance, it is quality learning outcomes for undergraduate students. We discuss potential benefits and impediments to a serious focus on the employee engagement of sessional staff, which we contrast with the current focus within the higher education sector on generic training and skills development initiatives.
Neo-Conned University
Author: Jones, Andee
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Censorship,Neoliberalism,Higher Education,Commercialization,Health,Well Being,Foreign Countries

Censorship, says Australian political theorist John Keane (1991), can &quot;echo within us, take up residence within ourselves, spying on us, a private amanuensis who reminds us never to go too far... It makes us zip our lips, tremble and think twice&quot; (p. 39). It can also make us sick. The author states that this is her argument here: that, in the context of higher education, the demands made on academics by the commercial-in-confidence university, particularly for censorship of self and others, are detrimental to their health and wellbeing.
Perspectives and Experiences of Financial Aid Counselors on Community College Students Who Borrow
Author: McKinney, Lyle
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Counseling Services,Financial Aid Applicants,Student Financial Aid,Community Colleges,Student Loan Programs,Money Management,Online Surveys,Counselor Characteristics,Institutional Characteristics,Phenomenology,Loan Default,Debt (Financial)

Loan borrowing among community college students has increased in recent years. This study utilized original survey data to examine this trend from the perspective and firsthand experiences of 107 community college financial aid counselors from three states: California, Florida, and Texas. Findings indicate these counselors are concerned with the increase in borrowing and the prospects for future financial hardship among borrowers at their colleges. There are indications that many borrowers do not fully understand the long-term consequences of taking on loans. While students need tailored advice about borrowing and debt management, the financial aid counselor-to-student ratio at many community colleges makes this extremely challenging. Findings indicate the need to reevaluate borrowing guidelines for part-time community college students, improve students' financial literacy, and equip financial aid offices with the resources needed to meet students' growing demand for financial aid services.
Daring to Debate: Strategies for Teaching Controversial Issues in the Classroom
Author: Fournier-Sylvester, Nicole
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,College Students,College Faculty,Debate,Controversial Issues (Course Content),Discussion (Teaching Technique),Curriculum Design,Educational Environment,Persuasive Discourse,Current Events,Social Problems,Political Issues,Student Participation,Teacher Role,Facilitators (Individuals),Critical Thinking

Have you ever avoided discussing controversial issues in the classroom? Teachers report often avoiding these types of discussions due to concerns about the unpredictability of student reactions, accusations of trying to push a political agenda, and insufficient knowledge or skills to work through complex issues. Debates, however, have been shown to have a direct and positive impact on students&apos; critical thinking skills and democratic commitments. With some preparation and facilitation techniques, teachers&apos; concerns can be addressed and open discussions of current events and social issues can become an extremely rewarding experience for both teachers and their students.
Expectations of Student Learning Quality: An Introductory Study
Author: Bryant, Dennis
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Academic Achievement,Educational Assessment,Measures (Individuals),Quality Assurance,Class Size,Expectation,College Students

Without a direct measure of learning, universities and lecturers do not have reliable evidence of changes, past or present, in the academic merit of a unit. By using grade data to develop a variable called Academic Merit, all university units were measured for their percentages of academic merit over one semester at an Australian teaching-intensive regional university. Although the results revealed units with excellent percentages, there were others with percentages that were other than excellent. The implication is that an opportunity exists to understand the quality of the learning merit in those units with a view to enhancing student academic learning.
Enthusiasm and the Effective Modern Academic
Author: Freudenberg, Brett
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Positive Attitudes,Educational Change,Higher Education,Commercialization,College Role,Educational Finance,Financial Support,Student Diversity,College Students,Foreign Students,Teacher Effectiveness,Teacher Role,Teacher Motivation,Incentives

Academics today face an array of challenges to their enthusiasm, including teaching students from diverse backgrounds with wavering  levels of engagement with their studies. Furthermore, reform to the tertiary education sector has seen the corporatisation of universities with management increasingly measuring academic outcomes in respect of both teaching and research. This is proving to be problematic, particularly in measuring and recognising good teaching. With these select measurements, academics can feel that a substantial part of their work is not recognised in a meaningful way, which may impact morale, intellectual time and autonomy. This limited recognition can result in academics' enthusiasm, especially towards teaching, waning. This could result in unfavourable outcomes, as an academic's lack of enthusiasm may have an adverse impact on student learning, may also affect their own wellbeing and, ultimately, be detrimental to the institution they work for.
To Market, To Market...
Author: O'Neill, Arthur
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Universities,College Administration,Teacher Selection,Commercialization,Employment Opportunities,Occupational Information

The author states that in earlier pieces (O'Neill, 2002, 2010, 2012), he chewed on and tried to digest newspaper advertisements made by universities. Byproducts did not come out smelling like roses: universities are scarcely able to present themselves without boasting, crass displays of salesmanship, and brazen invocations of virtue. This article examines recent advertisements for people to fill layer after layer of senior and middle management positions.
Higher Education and the Minerals Boom: A View from the Regions
Author: Bell, Philip
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Sustainability,Economic Development,College Students,Educational Policy,Competition,Mining,Enrollment Trends,Fuels,Natural Resources

This paper examines the impact of the minerals boom to date on the demand for higher education in Central Queensland, and the sustainability of higher education providers in high economic growth environments. Several datasets were used to examine changes in the demand for higher education among specific student groups within the region, the impacts upon currently enrolled students, and some of the potential consequences for regional employers and long-term regional competitiveness. It identifies challenges facing higher education providers operating in such environments and the policy implications of these challenges for government.
The Tertiary Debate: A Case Study Analysis of Factors Considered when Applying for University Entry by Traditional Age School Leavers in Brisbane
Author: Harden, Fiona
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Universities,Student Attitudes,College Choice,Decision Making,Questionnaires,Bayesian Statistics,Focus Groups,College Bound Students,Models,Case Studies

Many interacting factors contribute to a student's choice of a university. This study takes a systems perspective of the choice and develops a Bayesian Network to represent and quantify these factors and their interactions. The systems model is illustrated through a small study of traditional school leavers in Australia, and highlights similarities and differences between universities' perceptions of student choices, students' perceptions of factors that they should consider and how students really make choices. The study shows the range of information that can be gained from this approach, including identification of important factors and scenario assessment.
Exploring Attitudes and Achievement of Web-Based Homework in Developmental Algebra
Author: Leong, Kwan Eu
Date: 2013-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Homework,Web Sites,Educational Technology,Correlation,Student Attitudes,Mathematics Achievement,Algebra,Mathematics Instruction,Developmental Programs,Remedial Mathematics,Student Surveys,Two Year College Students,Mixed Methods Research

The purpose of this study was to understand how students' attitudes were connected to their mathematics learning. This investigation was specific to web-based homework in developmental courses in the community college environment. The mixed-methods approach was used to analyze the relationship between students' attitudes and mathematical achievement. The findings from the survey questionnaire showed mixed responses from the students on the benefits and disadvantages of the web-based homework. Cluster analysis results indicated the relationship between the three groups of students and their differences in mathematics attitude. The results suggest that students with lower and average mathematics achievement had a more positive in attitude towards using the web-based homework system compared to the high achieving students. Based on the results, it can be noted that web-based homework plays an important role in students' attitude possibly because of the immediate feedback that improves understanding.
Moodle: A Way for Blending VLE and Face-to-Face Instruction in the ELT Context?
Author: Ilin, Gulden
Date: 2013-10-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Questionnaires,Semi Structured Interviews,Virtual Classrooms,Synchronous Communication,Integrated Learning Systems

This classroom research explores the probable consequences of a blended Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYLs) course comprised of Moodle applications and face to face instruction in the English Language Teaching (ELT) context. Contrary to previous face to face only procedure, the course was divided into two segments: traditional classroom instruction where lectures and discussions on how to teach English to young learners were held and the Moodle application where students uploaded their micro-teaching sessions and discussed and criticised one another's work online. This blended course was also thought to be a potential aid to save time in overcrowded classes. The procedure was designed in a manner that time to be devoted to microteaching sessions in the classroom was expected to be saved and left room for classroom discussions. To gather data, a student readiness scale, a questionnaire eliciting student teachers' views about the experience and, to bring more depth to the study, semi-structured interviews were used. The results reveal that a blended young learner course has various positive contributions other than time management for the instructor as well as on behalf of the course attendants.
Leadership Styles in Synchronous and Asynchronous Virtual Learning Environments
Author: Ruggieri, Stefano
Date: 2013-10-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Leadership Styles,Synchronous Communication,Asynchronous Communication,Virtual Classrooms,Teamwork,Problem Solving,Communication Strategies,Computer Mediated Communication,Participant Satisfaction,Metacognition,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Content Analysis,Transcripts (Written Records),Questionnaires

A comparison of the effects of transactional and transformational leadership in synchronous and a synchronous online teamwork was conducted. In the study, groups of four participants interacted in online text chat and online text forum in problem solving tasks. The groups were lead by a confederate who acted as a transactional or a transformational leader. Satisfaction in the interactions and participations communicative styles were assessed. Results indicated that transformational leadership is more satisfying and cognitive and metacognitive style oriented than transactional leadership that is more participative style oriented.
The Ethics and Politics of Ethics Approval
Author: Battin, Tim
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Universities,Ethics,College Administration,Risk,Bullying,Research Methodology,Case Studies,Legal Problems,Confidentiality,Participant Characteristics,Researchers

The regulatory scope of Human Research Ethics Committees can be problematic for a variety of reasons. Some scholars have argued the ethics approval process, for example, is antithetical to certain disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, while others are willing to give it qualified support. This article uses a case study to cast the debate about how to address the weaknesses in ethics approval processes into the context of an ever-increasing level of managerialist interference in the work carried out by researchers. The problems attached to the former are unlikely to be resolved, while the latter is allowed to continue.
Career Adaptability and Intention to Leave among ICT Professionals: An Exploratory Study
Author: Omar, Safiah
Date: 2013-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Career Development,Information Technology,Persistence,Career Change,Resilience (Psychology),Professional Personnel,Foreign Countries,Achievement Need,Vocational Adjustment,Industrial Psychology,Quality of Working Life,Attitude Measures,Employee Attitudes,Work Attitudes,Intention,Multiple Regression Analysis

Adaptability was found to be one of the important aspects for employees in order for them to survive in their career especially to those in the ICT industry. The ICT work nature involved with consistent work changes, intensive creative thinking, and advanced technological upgrading. Although organizations supposed to encourage career adaptability among the employees, previous studies however showed that such encouragement contributed to the employees' turnover rather than retention. In order to generalize the previous findings into the Malaysian work context, this study explored whether career adaptability would have such influence on intention to leave the organization and the career. Findings of this study found that career concern, career control, career curiosity and career confidence were negatively correlated to both intentions to leave. However, only career control and career confidence were found to be significance in explaining the study model in multiple regression analyses. Implications of this study and recommendation for future studies were discussed.
Delivering Educational Multimedia Contents through an Augmented Reality Application: A Case Study on Its Impact on Knowledge Acquisition and Retention
Author: Perez-Lopez, David
Date: 2013-10-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Simulated Environment,Information Technology,Educational Technology,Computer Simulation,Elementary School Students,Retention (Psychology),Instructional Effectiveness,Student Motivation,Technology Uses in Education,Computer Software,Physiology,Human Body,Science Instruction,Metabolism,Multimedia Materials

This paper presents a study to analyze the use of augmented reality (AR) for delivering multimedia content to support the teaching and learning process of the digestive and circulatory systems at the primary school level, and its impact on knowledge retention. Our AR application combines oral explanations and 3D models and animations of anatomical structures. A validation study was conducted with fourth grade students in order to evaluate the effect of our tool on knowledge retention. In this study, we attempt to verify whether students using the AR application retained more concepts that those learning the topic in a traditional setting. Results show an increased knowledge retention on students using AR multimedia contents as opposed to those following a traditional course, which validates AR technology as a promising tool to improve students' motivation and interest, and to support the learning and teaching process in educational contexts.