Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education: Volume 9 Issue 3

Instructors’ professional vision for collaborative learning groups

Micah Gideon Modell

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how instructors approach the task of diagnosing collaborative learning group dysfunction when presented with an opportunity and a…

Affirmative action policy in admissions system of higher education of post-Soviet Georgia

Shalva Tabatadze, Natia Gorgadze

The purpose of this paper is to explore affirmative action policy in higher education (HE) admissions in post-Soviet Georgia.

Where do you find loyalty in the contemporary university scene?

Annamdevula Subrahmanyam, Bellamkonda Raja Shekhar

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the antecedents of student satisfaction and tests the interrelationships between student satisfaction, motivation and loyalty.

Student perceptions of relevance in a research methods course

Leanne Owen

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that a deliberate effort to link course content to students’ personal or professional goals results in increased student perceptions of…

Postgraduate students’ factors on program choice and expectation

Anna Saiti, Rosemary Papa, Ric Brown

The purpose of this paper is to identify, through empirical analysis, the factors affecting, and expectations of, postgraduate students in their choice of postgraduate programme…

Nexus of knowledge-management enablers, trust and knowledge-sharing in research universities

Muhammad Yasir, Abdul Majid, Muhammad Yasir

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the knowledge sharing behavior of faculty members of research universities in emerging economies after considering the predicting role of…

Gender comparisons of Israeli social work faculty using h-index scores

Lisa S. Panisch, Thomas E. Smith, Tyler Edison Carter, Philip J. Osteen

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of gender and faculty rank to determine their contribution to individual variance in research productivity for doctoral social…

Motivational intermediaries of self-regulation among university students

Douglas Russell, Racquel Warner

The concept of self-regulated learning (SRL) has become increasingly important in higher educational institutes seeking to provide students with a holistic education. It is…

Active learning interventions and student perceptions

Gregory Joseph Lobo

Engaging students through active learning is the gold standard of teaching especially in higher education; however, it is not clear whether students appreciate being so engaged…

Assessing oral presentation performance: Designing a rubric and testing its validity with an expert group

Stan Van Ginkel, Ramona Laurentzen, Martin Mulder, Asko Mononen, Janika Kyttä, Mika J. Kortelainen

The purpose of this paper is to design a rubric instrument for assessing oral presentation performance in higher education and to test its validity with an expert group.