Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education: Volume 13 Issue 2

Why are academics of science more productive than those of social science? Evidence from Indonesia

Nurdiana Gaus, Jasruddin Daud Malago, Muhammad Basri, Mustaking Mustaking, Muhammad Azwar Paramma, Nina Maharani, Retno Angraeni

This paper aims to examine factors influencing the productivity in research and publication between science and social science.

Private supplementary tutoring at higher education in Kuwait: a socioeconomic study

Meznah Alazmi, Ayeshah Ahmed Alazmi

The extent of Private Supplementary Tutoring (PST) upon higher education has received little attention in the academic literature. This study endeavours to discover the extent of…

Factors underlying the perceived importance of online student engagement strategies

Doris U. Bolliger, Florence Martin

The purpose of this research study is to validate an instrument that measures the importance instructors and students place on online student engagement strategies.

Statistical analysis of ERA and the quality of research in Australian universities

Nethal K. Jajo, Shelton Peiris

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of the Excellence Research in Australia (ERA) process in boosting research quality at Australian universities, this paper…

Can academic leadership competencies have effect on students' cognitive, skill and affective learning outcomes? Higher education perspective

Omaymah Radwan, Simin Ghavifekr, Ahmad Zabidi Abdul Razak

The main purpose is to analyse the effect of academic leadership competencies (LCs) on student learning outcomes (SLOs) in terms of cognitive, skill and affective aspects.

A survey of study skills of first-year university students: the relationships of strategy to gender, ethnicity and course type

Adrienne E. Williams, Kameryn Denaro, Michael B. Dennin, Brian K. Sato

Not all students who did well in high school are successful in college, particularly in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors with the most affected student…

Knowledge-sharing practices in higher educational institutes of Islamabad, Pakistan: an empirical study based on theory of planned behavior

Irfan Raza, Zainudin Awang

Knowledge hoarding is an emerging issue among multiracial employees engaged in public sector higher educational institutes (HEIs) of Islamabad, Pakistan. By considering…

Emotional intelligence and academic achievement in higher education

Florentina Halimi, Iqbal AlShammari, Cristina Navarro

This study examines the role of emotional intelligence on academic achievement among students at a private university in Kuwait.

Enablers of workforce agility in engineering educational institutions

Shalini Menon, M Suresh

The purpose of this paper is to explore and encapsulate the enablers that can facilitate agility in faculty members of engineering institutions. The paper also aims to conduct a…

WWH-dropout scale: when, why and how to measure propensity to drop out of undergraduate courses

Jeovani Schmitt, Maria Inês Fini, Cyntia Bailer, Rosangela Fritsch, Dalton Francisco de Andrade

This study aims at developing an instrument to measure the latent trait propensity to drop out in face-to-face higher education.

Contrasting first and final year undergraduate students' plagiarism perceptions to investigate anti-plagiarism measures

Syeda Tuba Javaid, Sameera Sultan, John Fitzgerald Ehrich

The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of undergraduate students toward plagiarism and its change (if any) during their four-year study at a Pakistani university.

RepGrid: a new way of identifying and assessing teaching competency

Praveen Kumar Srivastava, Manish Gupta, Bhavna Jaiswal

This study illustrates the use of the repertory grid in identifying and assessing effective teaching competencies.

Examining the dynamics of industry–university collaborations in Ghana

Albertina Muparadzi, Livingstone Divine Caesar

University–industry (UI) collaborations are now a crucial issue as universities explore innovative means to secure industry funding for research and improve the employability…

Is it face time or structure and accountability that matter? Moving from a flipped to a flipped/hybrid classroom

Kara Diane Smith

This research examines whether a shift to a hybrid classroom, which replaces some face-to-face classroom time with online instruction, adversely affects student learning if the…

Supporting students' transition to higher education

Katarina Perander, Monica Londen, Gunilla Holm

The purpose of this study was to investigate how a workshop can enhance first-year university students' understanding of their study strategies and self-regulated learning.

Supporting the digital professor: information, training and support

Shanna Coles, Florence Martin, Drew Polly, Chuang Wang

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into institutions of higher education (IHE) on how to support faculty in the integration of digital technologies. The research…