International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 32 Issue 4

The potential of computer-mediated internships for higher education

Leopold Bayerlein, Debora Jeske

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the opportunities and limitations of computer-mediated internships (CMIs) for higher education providers (HEPs) and to outline how HEPs may…

Master degree under crisis: The salient motives of business students to enrol in a postgraduate programme

Bayan Khalifa, Osama Dukhan, Sulaiman Mouselli

The purpose of this paper is to explore why students decide to enrol in a business postgraduate programme at Damascus University in the current Syrian crisis.

Examining the relationship between school principals’ instructional leadership behaviors, teacher self-efficacy, and collective teacher efficacy

Ramazan Cansoy, Hanifi Parlar

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between school principals’ instructional leadership behaviors, teacher self-efficacy, and collective teacher efficacy.

Marketisation, managerialism and high-stake testing: A tale teachers’ views on national assessments in South Africa

Sybert Mutereko

Using a South African district of education as a case study, the purpose of this paper is to explore how high-stake assessments informed by marketisation and managerialism have…

Dimensions of service quality in higher education – critical review (students’ perspective)

Pragya Gupta, Neeraj Kaushik

The purpose of this paper is to review the dimensions of service quality used in different countries across the world, especially in the higher education sector.

Strengthening university governance in sub-Sahara Africa: the Ghanaian perspective

Bernard Bekuni Boawei Bingab, Joseph Ato Forson, Anselm Komla Abotsi, Theresa Yabaah Baah-Ennumh

The incentive to strengthen university governance is espoused by a number of implications but among these three are very conspicuous: improve quality of university education…

Use of social media, student engagement, and academic performance of business students in Malaysia

Mohammad Said Ibrahim Alshuaibi, Ahmad Said Ibrahim Alshuaibi, Faridahwati Mohd. Shamsudin, Darwina Ahmad Arshad

Social media is a popular communication tool for college students in many countries including Malaysia. Even though the literature indicates that the use of social media in a…

Leadership style in the madrasah in Tulungagung: how principals enhance teacher’s performance

Muwahid Shulhan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the leadership styles of principals of State Islamic Senior High Schools (MAN), specifically how well the principals motivate, mobilize…

Barriers and challenges to international interactions of the faculty members in Iran

Mohsen Nazarzadeh Zare, Javad Pourkarimi, Sahba Rezaeian

The purpose of this paper is to identify the barriers and challenges to international interactions of the faculty members in Iran.

Terrorism and female teacher leadership in girls’ secondary school

Lantana Martha Usman

The purpose of this paper is to explore female teachers and vice principal’s leadership on girls attendance and learning, safety and security issues in rural girls’ schools…

University performance evaluation and strategic mapping using balanced scorecard (BSC): Case study – Sohar University, Oman

Farooq Salman Alani, M. Firdouse Rahman Khan, Diana F. Manuel

The purpose of this paper is to analyze and explore the effectiveness of using balanced scorecard (BSC) as a management tool in the evaluation of the performance and thereby the…

Strengthening school management committees: a framework for process and outcome

Nauman Adil, Zaki Rashidi, Reema Frooghi

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the existing mechanism of school management committees (SMCs) and to propose an improved framework for strengthening its process and…

Training autonomous managers for a dynamic environment

M. Valle Santos, Rosa M. Mayoral

The purpose of this paper is to explore self-regulated learning among university students, the role played by motivation and its impact on academic performance. This paper…