International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 33 Issue 2

What Erasmus students do expect from their abroad experience? A multidimensional scale tested for the case of Spain

Martina G. Gallarza, Teresa Fayos, Rosa Currás, David Servera, Francisco Arteaga

Since universities adopted a “Student as Customer” approach, student consumer behavior is a field of study which has become crucial. In the European higher education area, more…

University brand image as competitive advantage: a two-country study

Swati Panda, Satyendra C. Pandey, Andrea Bennett, Xiaoguang Tian

Given the competitive landscape in the higher education setting, it is important that universities adopt strategies that create competitive advantage for them. Universities must…

Modern lessons’ construction based on the taxonomy of pedagogical objectives and the multiple intelligences theory

Sergey Alekseevich Sedov

Currently, teachers meet difficulties when design the modern classes so that they respond to the requirements of new educational standards. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to…

Multicultural teaching efficacy and cultural intelligence of teachers: The effects of learning goal orientation and training readiness

Hye-Seung (Theresa) Kang, Eun-Jee Kim, Sunyoung Park

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of learning goal orientation and training readiness on teachers’ multicultural teaching efficacy and cultural intelligence.

School leaders’ relational and management work orientation

Ulf Blossing, Mette Liljenberg

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of Swedish school leaders’ relational and management work orientation, in terms of both techno and socio structure…

Teachers’ skill flexibility: Examining the impact of principals’ skills and teachers’ participation in decision making during educational reform

Rima’a Da’as

The purpose of this paper is to examine a model linking school principals’ strategic, interpersonal skills and teachers’ participation in decision making (PDM) to predict…

Internationalization of higher education institutions: the underestimated role of faculty

Marcello Romani-Dias, Jorge Carneiro, Aline dos Santos Barbosa

The purpose of this paper is to deal with the topic internationalization of higher education institutions (IHEI), in terms of the research they engage in. The main motivation for…

Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions

Nik Nazli Nik Ahmad, Suhaiza Ismail, Siti Alawiah Siraj

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to elicit perceptions of senior officers on the overall financial sustainability of their institutions; and, second, to examine senior…

The use of the multiple knapsack problem in strategic management of a private Polish university: Case study

Dorota Kuchta, Radoslaw Rynca, Dariusz Skorupka, Artur Duchaczek

In the literature, there are many methods that can be helpful in strategic management of universities. Some of them are related to the aspect of sustainability, in terms of…

Achieving service quality and students loyalty through intimacy and trust of employees of universities: A test case of Kenyan universities

Hayford Amegbe, Charles Hanu, Farouq Mensah

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of employees’ behavioural factors in increasing students’ loyalty. It specifically examines the direct and indirect mediations…

Audiovisual aids application in the secondary-level vocational education establishments: Efficiency analysis and assessment

Elvir Munirovich Akhmetshin, Rinat Rivkatovich Ibatullin, Almaz Rafisovich Gapsalamov, Vladimir Lvovich Vasilev, Sergey Yurevich Bakhvalov

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the audiovisual teaching aids are applied in the modern educational environment and to assess their application efficiency in the…

A study into “organisational readiness” and its impacts on school improvement

David Lynch, Richard Smith, Tony Yeigh, Steve Provost

The purpose of this paper is to compare measures of socio-economic status (Index of Community Socio-educational Advantage values (ICSEA)), school performance, school funding and…

Teachers’ perceptions on inclusion in basic school

Ana Lucia Manrique, Ely A.T. Dirani, Annie F. Frere, Geraldo E. Moreira, Pedro M. Arezes

Despite dealing with special educational needs (SEN) students, many teachers feel unprepared for this task. This situation reveals the urgent need for studies in different areas…