Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 13 Issue 3

Guest editorial: Adult and higher education in changing global contexts: innovative theory and practices from Asian countries and beyond

Qi Sun, Haijun Kang, Kristi Archuleta, Steve Lambert

Artificial intelligence and its influence in adult learning in China

Haijun Kang

This research aimed to examine the current status of artificial intelligence's (AI's) integration into Chinese adult education, by analyzing the influences that AI has had on…

A new validated model of leadership development in higher education; empirical assessment using universal attributes of spiritual intelligence

Chetan Prabhu, Mita Mehta

Higher education institutions aim for the holistic development of students to cope with the changing global context. The present study aims to devise a model of leadership…

AsianCrit lens on Chinese international student multi-dimensional transitions and experiences in the US

Minghui Hou

The purpose of this study is to examine Chinese international students' narrative stories, experiences and racial dynamics while studying in the United States to argue that…

Performance funding and the academic profession: a New Zealand case study

Joshua Sarpong

In recent times, universities have been faced with the challenge of implementing neoliberal ideas as a survival tactic. For instance, there is increasing pressure on academics…

Studies of China's international aid to education: a systematic review of literature

Xiaoying Jiang, John D. Holst

The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review of the literature addressing international aid to education, primarily focusing on China's aid principles and its…

Building students' attachment strength with higher education institutes using intangible resources: role of institutional branding

Kritika Khanna, Jagwinder Singh Pandher, Sarbjit Singh Bedi

The present study has been carried out to study whether and how different aspects of brand management (brand identity, brand image and brand meaning) are instrumental in…

Integrative conceptual framework of student loyalty, service quality, e-service quality and university image in open and distance learning

Yon Rosli Daud, Mohd Rushidi Mohd Amin

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the determinants of student loyalty, i.e. service quality, e-service quality and university image in open and distance…

Emergency remote teaching (ERT) during the Covid-19 pandemic: a case study of experiences and challenges of lecturers

Teik Aun Wong, Wei Chieh Cheah, Brian John Dorai

The purpose of this research is to investigate the lived experiences, challenges and coping mechanisms of lecturers during the emergency remote teaching (ERT) situation induced by…

Important factors in measuring learners' satisfaction and continuance intention in open and distance learning (ODL) institutions

Saiful Ahmad Masrani, Mohd Rushidi Mohd Amin, Vinesh Maran Sivakumaran, Shishi Kumar Piaralal

The aim of this study is to explore and establish the relationships between justice dimensions, expectation-confirmation model (ECM) and continuance intention and also to examine…

Fuzzy logic approach to assess the effectiveness of online course delivery in management education: a case of B-school from India

Rojalin Patri, Dhanya Manayath, Sanju Kaladharan

The future of management studies is invariably steering towards online and hybrid modes of course delivery. Therefore, assessing the effectiveness of online course delivery is…

Self-directed learning motivational drivers of working professionals: confirmatory factor models

Hasnan Baber, V. Deepa, Hamzah Elrehail, Marc Poulin, Faizan Ashraf Mir

As learning at the workplace is predominantly self-motivated, this study is aimed to identify and categorize the motivational drivers for working professionals to pursue…