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New Voices in Higher Education Research and Scholarship

New Voices in Higher Education Research and Scholarship

Filipa M. Ribeiro (University of Porto, Portugal), Yurgos Politis (University College Dublin, Ireland) and Bojana Culum (University of Rijeka, Croatia)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 367
ISBN13: 9781466672444|ISBN10: 1466672447|EISBN13: 9781466672451
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7244-4
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Ribeiro, Filipa M., Yurgos Politis, and Bojana Culum. "New Voices in Higher Education Research and Scholarship." IGI Global, 2015. 1-367. Web. 27 Mar. 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-7244-4

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Ribeiro, F. M., Politis, Y., & Culum, B. (2015). New Voices in Higher Education Research and Scholarship (pp. 1-367). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-7244-4

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Ribeiro, Filipa M., Yurgos Politis, and Bojana Culum. "New Voices in Higher Education Research and Scholarship." 1-367 (2015), accessed March 27, 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-7244-4

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Higher Education systems and universities worldwide are constantly being transformed due to ever-changing practices and policies. Recent research reveals the challenges between society and higher education continue to grow.

New Voices in Higher Education Research and Scholarship explores the role of higher education in today’s society. It discusses the rapidly changing nature of higher education around the globe, especially the relationship between higher education and social development. This reference book will be of use to policymakers, academicians, researchers, students, and government officials.

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Title Page
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Copyright Page
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Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) Book Series
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Dedication
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Editorial Advisory Board and List of Reviewers
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Foreword
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Preface
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Acknowledgment
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Chapters
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Chapter 1
Rómulo Pinheiro (University of Agder, Norway)
The European Union's Lisbon Strategy (2000-2010) set a bold vision of a “Europe of Knowledge” where universities are seen as central actors. A modernisation agenda of universities has been promoted in recent years, focusing on...
Citius, Altius, Fortius: Mobilising the University for the “Europe of Knowledge”
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Chapter 2
Tatiana Fumasoli (University of Oslo, Norway)
This chapter investigates whether and how institutional autonomy enhances strategic management of academic human resources. National regulatory frameworks, available resources, university policies, and practices at the working floor...
Strategic Management of Academic Human Resources: A Comparative Analysis of Flagship Universities in Norway, Finland, Switzerland, and Austria
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Chapter 3
Filipa M. Ribeiro (University of Porto, Portugal), Miranda Lubbers (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)
This chapter examines how knowledge networks of academics shape epistemic authority in higher education institutions. The issue is addressed with the approach of funds of knowledge (Bensimon, 2009) and social network theory. Social...
Funds of Knowledge and Epistemic Authority in Higher Education
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Chapter 4
Kristin Lofthus Hope (University of Bergen, Norway)
Higher education is a versatile field where researchers from many different professions take part within a common interest. Usually higher education is seen as an interdisciplinary field, but is it rather a disciplinary field where...
A Need for New Methodological Communication in Comparative Higher Education Research Projects?
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Chapter 5
Ana Vitoria Baptista (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
With this chapter, the authors describe (1) the international, Portuguese, and institutional challenges relating to the quality of doctoral research supervision and (2) systematize the research-based frameworks that exist in the...
Quality of Doctoral Research Supervision: Contributions of an Integrative and Fluid Framework to Evaluate and Monitor the Process
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Chapter 6
Susana Pablo-Hernando (IAE de Paris, France)
This chapter shows how PhD mobility across organizations constitutes a source of normative isomorphism that has led towards the “collegialization” of some Spanish Technology Centres (TCs). In particular, the study of nine TCs located...
Technology Centres: An Extended Internal Labour Market for PhD Holders in Spain
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Chapter 7
Neus Lorenzo (The Transformation Society, France), Ray Gallon (The Transformation Society, France)
In this chapter, the authors examine the forces influencing higher education in a digitally globalized, plurilingual, and intercultural world, and how they have already begun to change some traditional notions of what higher...
Higher Education and Globalization
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Chapter 8
Fernando Ramos (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Marta Pinto (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Dalila Coelho (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Rui Raposo (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Lúcia Pombo (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Luís Pedro (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Pedro Almeida (University of Aveiro, Portugal), João Batista (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Nídia Morais (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Francislê Souza (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Ana Balula (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Margarida Lucas (University of Aveiro, Portugal), António Moreira (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
This chapter presents a comprehensive view of the main activities and findings of a research project entitled TRACER-Portuguese Public Higher Education Use of Communication Technologies, which focused on how the information about the...
Tracing the Use of Communication Technologies in Higher Education
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Chapter 9
Daariimaa Marav (National University of Mongolia, Mongolia), Michelle Espinoza (Universidad Arturo Prat, Chile)
This chapter is set in the context of two developing countries, Mongolia and Chile, where digital technology is seen as a powerful icon of the knowledge economy. The predominant and common discourses surrounding the uses of digital...
University Teachers' Use of Digital Technologies: The Realities from Mongolia and Chile
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Chapter 10
Emma Murphy (Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland), Yurgos Politis (University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland), Maria Slowey (Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland)
This chapter explores current patterns of participation and progression by mature students in undergraduate (Bachelors) programmes in an Irish university. The study was conducted by HERC (Higher Education Research Centre) in...
Contributing to an Evidence Base for the Enhancement of the Experiences and Outcomes of Mature Students at an Irish University
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Chapter 11
Delia Bîrle (University of Oradea, Romania), Daniela Crişan (Tilburg University, The Netherlands), Elena Bonchiş (University of Oradea, Romania), Laura Bochiş (University of Oradea, Romania), Carmen Popa (University of Oradea, Romania)
The chapter explores whether the educational policies introduced by the Romanian Government during the last twenty years are examples of good practice for other European countries facing the issue of Roma integration. The authors...
Roma Social Inclusion through Higher Education Policies in Romania
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Chapter 12
Donna M. Velliaris (Eynesbury Institute of Business and Technology, Australia), Craig R. Willis (University of Adelaide, Australia), Janine M. Pierce (University of South Australia, Australia)
To attract a growing number of international students, Higher Education (HE) institutions are striving to differentiate themselves from their competitors. The Eynesbury Institute of Business and Technology (EIBT) is part of a growing...
International Student Perceptions of Ethics in a Business Pathway Course
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Chapter 13
Claire McAvinia (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland), Roisin Donnelly (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland), Orla Hanratty (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland), Jen Harvey (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland)
The authors are part of a team delivering accredited programmes in teaching at tertiary level, and have collaborated to examine the impact of their work and that of the team over more than ten years in this area: whether accredited...
Does Accredited Professional Development for Academics Improve Teaching and Learning in Higher Education?
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Chapter 14
Carmen Popa (University of Oradea, Romania), Simona Laurian (University of Oradea, Romania), Laura Bochis (University of Oradea, Romania), Carlton J. Fitzgerald (New England College, USA), Delia Birle (University of Oradea, Romania), Elena Bonchis (University of Oradea, Romania)
The goal of this study was to assist instructors and leadership of a hybrid weekend pre-service teacher education program at the University of Oradea to improve their effectiveness with students. Specifically, this study sought to...
Case Study of a Hybrid Undergraduate Elementary Certification Program
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Chapter 15
Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić (University of Rijeka, Croatia), Lidija Vujičić (University of Rijeka, Croatia), Željko Boneta (University of Rijeka, Croatia)
The evaluation of the new graduate study program Early and Preschool Care and Education (EPCE) was conducted recently in Croatia. Preschool teachers and graduate students were asked about their motivation for enrolling, the level of...
Contemporary Challenges and Preschool Teachers' Education in Croatia: The Evaluation of the New Study Program of Early/Preschool Care and Education at Faculty of Teacher Education in Rijeka
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Conclusion
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Compilation of References
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About the Contributors
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Index
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