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Meeuwisse, Marieke; Severiens, Sabine E.; Born, Marise Ph. – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
The present study explored possible differences in reasons for withdrawing from higher vocational education between ethnic minority and majority non-completers in the Netherlands. Tinto's model on the departure process was used as a theoretical framework. A total of 1017 non-completers filled in a questionnaire regarding their reasons for…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
Teunissen, R. A. G.; Dierx, J. A. J.; Venter, T.; Young, C. T.; Titus, S. – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
In defining successful collaborative international projects within the theory of change or logic model, focus is often on 'outcome' and 'impact'. Less empirical information is available regarding the 'input' and 'activities' aspects of this model. To address this knowledge gap and to offer insight into pivotal elements for management, this study…
Descriptors: Universities, Institutional Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Consortia
Bendermacher, G. W. G.; oude Egbrink, M. G. A.; Wolfhagen, H. A. P.; Leppink, J.; Dolmans, D. H. J. M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
To this date, research on the interplay between organisational structure/managerial and organisational value/psychological elements which impact on educational quality is scarce and fragmented. As a consequence of a lack of knowledge in this area, institutions often address these elements in isolation, moving past integral approaches, which…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Administrative Organization, Educational Quality, Path Analysis
Perusso, Andre; Wagenaar, Robert – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Globalisation, technological changes and the industry-to-service economy transition has produced dramatic changes in the labour market, thus affecting higher education. It is no longer sufficient to provide students with disciplinary knowledge. Graduates are also expected to be adaptive, innovative and flexible. As these competencies are better…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Internship Programs, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
van Herpen, Sanne G. A.; Meeuwisse, Marieke; Hofman, W. H. Adriaan; Severiens, Sabine E. – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Given the challenging transition from secondary school into higher education, this quasi-experimental study measured the effects of a pre-academic programme (i.e. before starting at university) on student-faculty interactions, student-peer interactions, sense of belonging, and first-year academic performance. Fifty-eight first-year students…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sense of Community, Academic Achievement, Transitional Programs
Leijen, Ali; Valtna, Kai; Leijen, Djuddah A. J.; Pedaste, Margus – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
This article discusses some of the ambiguities related to the concept of reflection in education, and presents an alternative approach for determining the focus and quality of students' reflection. Accordingly, the focus of reflection can vary from a concrete technical aspect of an experience to the broader societal context of that experience, and…
Descriptors: Reflection, Coding, Higher Education, Students
de Boer, Harry – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
In this contribution to the Special Issue of Studies in Higher Education, I describe developments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Dutch higher education along three lines. First, the context is outlined in chronological order. It concerns the evolution of the pandemic in the Netherlands, complemented by the general situation at my own university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education
Curseu, Petru L.; Pluut, Helen – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
Collaborative learning has important group-level benefits, yet most studies in higher education only focus on individual benefits of collaborative learning experiences. This study extends these insights by testing a model in which teamwork quality mediates the impact of several compositional differences (gender, nationality and teamwork expertise…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Higher Education, Gender Differences
Janssen, Suzanne; van Vuuren, Mark; de Jong, Menno D. T. – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
Mentoring relationships between research supervisors and doctoral students play a key role in doctoral students' success. Self-determination theory assumes that the quality of these relationships can be defined in terms of fulfillment of students' basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Studies on how supervisors and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Students, College Faculty, Mentors
van Mens-Verhulst, Janneke; Woertman, Liesbeth; Radtke, Lorraine – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
We explored how frequently academic staff serve as role models for women undergraduate students, how this compares to the family context, and the qualities associated with potential role models in both contexts. Participants were 138 psychology students at a Dutch university. They completed a self-administered, online survey about inspirational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Women Faculty, Females, Role Models
Teelken, Christine – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
Universities throughout Europe have adopted organisational strategies, structures, technologies, management instruments and values that are commonly found in the private sector. While these alleged managerial measures may be considered useful, and have a positive effect on the quality of teaching and research, there is also evidence of detrimental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Private Sector, Higher Education
Severiens, Sabine; Wolff, Rick – Studies in Higher Education, 2008
This article examines students from ethnic minorities and majorities with regard to the relationships between their social and academic integration and their quality of learning. A total of 523 students at four universities completed a questionnaire: analyses of variance were used to examine mean differences, and structural equation modelling…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Integration Studies, Social Integration, Questionnaires
Learning Environment, Learning Process, Academic Outcomes and Career Success of University Graduates
Vermeulen, Lyanda; Schmidt, Henk G. – Studies in Higher Education, 2008
This study expands on literature covering models on educational productivity, student integration and effectiveness of instruction. An expansion of the literature concerning the impact of higher education on workplace performance is also covered. Relationships were examined between the quality of the academic learning environment, the process of…
Descriptors: Productivity, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Learning Processes