Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education: Volume 6 Issue 2

Curriculum design, development and implementation in a transnational higher education context

Xuemei Tian, Bill Martin

–The purpose of this paper is to report on an applied research project involving the application of core learning and pedagogical theory to a specific unit in a transnational…

Students’ perceptions among foreign languages in the EHEA

M. Isabel Sanchez-Hernandez, Dolores Gallardo-Vazquez, Beatriz Corchuelo Martinez-Azua

The purpose of this paper is to determine the students’ opinion on their proficiency in one or more foreign languages, and the importance they attribute to their foreign language…

Revisiting student's learning experiences appreciatively: Findings from a course evaluation using an appreciative inquiry process

David Giles, Susie Kung

The purpose of this paper is to focuses on the use of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) to acquire and analyse student's life-centric experiences in an undergraduate early childhood…

Flights of two female academics’ entry into the profession

Narelle Lemon, Susanne Garvis

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate what can be learnt about early career researchers through a narrative self-reflection of two academics’ moving towards the end of the…

An integrated science course moves online: four concurrent perspectives

Amanda E. Major, S. Raj Chaudhury, Betsy M. Gilbertson, David T. King Jr

The purpose of this paper is to understand the lived experiences from the voice of the authors (a science professor, an instructional designer, a distance learning doctoral…

Self-perceived assessment competencies and practices among university lecturers

Musa Matovu, Ainol Madziah Zubairi

– The purpose of this paper is to analyse the lecturers’ self-perceived competencies and practices in assessing students.

The role of peer-learning and formative assessment in effective engineering learning environments: A case study

Osama A.B. Hassan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of peer learning and formative assessment as two creative learning methods in engineering learning environments. The results…

Career learning and career learning environment in Dutch higher education

Frans Meijers, Marinka Kuijpers

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the effects of career development and guidance among students (age 17-23) enrolled in higher education in The Netherlands. First the paper…

Pilot project for peer tutoring: a case study in a Portuguese university

Cristina Sofia Coelho, Catarina Pereira Faria, Filipa Oliveira, Carla Vale Lucas, Sónia Vasconcelos, Luísa Soares

Tutoring or mentoring is a form of mutual and informal learning which has distant origins. This is a way of sharing knowledge and experience which has been proved to be extremely…

Cultural pluralism increases difficulties in learning experiences yet advances identity formation for Muslim Arab female students at higher education institutions in Israel

Khalid Husny Arar, Asmahan Masry-Herzalah

The purpose of this paper is to examine how learning experiences are shaped for Arab Muslim women students by the different educational approaches (teaching style, relations with…

Corporate governance in Kenya's public universities

Benjamin Mwanzia Mulili

The purpose of this paper is to explore the corporate governance practices adopted by public universities in Kenya, itself a developing country. Corporate governance practices in…

The impact of AACSB accreditation on the autonomy and costs of limited resource institutions whose missions are primarily teaching

Richard Bieker

– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of AACSB accreditation on the autonomy and costs of limited resource institutions whose missions are primarily teaching.