Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education: Volume 8 Issue 2

How graduate students are supported in their teaching: What the literature does and does not tell us

Carolyn Hoessler, Denise Stockley

To provide a cohesive framework for understanding how supports co-occur and interact to impact graduate students’ teaching experiences, this paper systematizes the multi-layered…

Assessing general education learning outcomes at Qatar University

Shaikha Bint Jabor Al-Thani, Ali Abdelmoneim, Adel Cherif, Dalal Moukarzel, Khaled Daoud

The purpose of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of a new general education program at Qatar University (QU) in achieving English writing and critical thinking outcomes…

Experientially educating future consultants: benefits, challenges, and constructs

Bernd Kupka, Jonathan H Westover, Letty Workman

The purpose of this paper is to discuss experiential education as a way to develop future consultants in human resource management and marketing with the goal of developing…

Creating employable graduates: the case of ethnic minority students in Greece

Antonios Panagiotakopoulos

The purpose of this paper is to explore the main barriers to employability skills development of ethnic minority students in the context of higher education (HE) in Greece and…

Academics who tweet: “messy” identities in academia

Kylie Budge, Narelle Lemon, Megan McPherson

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the growing use of Twitter in academic and artist practices. The authors explore commonalities, overlaps and differences within the…

Impact of behavioral integrity on workplace ostracism: The moderating roles of narcissistic personality and psychological distance

Hakan Erkutlu, Jamel Chafra

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between leader’s behavioral integrity and his/her workplace ostracism as well as to test the moderating roles of…

Academic experiences in teaching Chinese international students

Mark McCrohon, Berenice Nyland

The purpose of this paper is to investigate on the factors, which influence the academic perspectives and integrity of the Chinese international students (CISs) perspectives of…

A comparison between flipped and lecture-based instruction in the calculus classroom

Catherine Elizabeth Scott, Linda E Green, Debra Lynn Etheridge

The purpose of this paper is to enhance students’ mastery of course material in a second semester calculus course and assess the effectiveness of a traditional “lecture-based”…

Academic capital and the world of work: experiences of mature students

Linda Ronnie

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of the pursuit of academic capital – a form of cultural capital – on the working lives of mature students. The paper highlights…