scholarly journals Analyzing Research Trends in University Student Experience Based on Topic Modeling

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3570
Author(s):  
Seongyoun Hong ◽  
Taejung Park ◽  
Jaewon Choi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Topic Modeling ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
University Student ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Online Technologies ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
The University

This study aims to identify research trends in student experience in higher education through analyzing the topics around which research on university students’ experiences has been conducted. Using the topic modeling technique, the Scopus database for studies published up to 2017 containing the terms “student experience” and either “higher education” or “tertiary education” in their titles, keywords, and abstracts was searched. After excluding overlapping studies, a total of 1211 studies were extracted. The articles were then classified into a total of 21 topics on university student experience, including “Learning with online technologies”, “Practice at the university”, and “Diversity in college”. The results of the current study indicate that it will be possible to offer various programs to support more valuable and better student experience at the university level. Thus, this study elucidates the ways in which research fields regarding student experience have been constructed and the ways in which the main research trends have changed.

scholarly journals Older, online and first: Recommendations for retention and success

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy Stone ◽  
Sarah O'Shea
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Student Population ◽  
University Student ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Online Student ◽  
Related Research ◽  
The University

The university student population in Australia contains increasing numbers of older students returning to learning after a significant gap in their educational journey. Many are choosing to enrol online to combine their studies with other time-consuming responsibilities. This article examines the nature of this online student experience with a focus on those aged 25 and over who are the first in their families to embark on university studies. Drawing on interviews conducted with both staff and students operating in this virtual space, as well as other related research and literature, this article offers recommendations to higher education institutions and educators on ways to improve retention and ongoing participation of this cohort.

AN INDUCTIVELY DERIVED RESEARCH FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENT SATISFACTION IN ODL: THE HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-57
Author(s):  
Marry Mdakane ◽  
Christo J. Els ◽  
A. Seugnet Blignaut
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Specific Aspect ◽  
Written Narratives ◽  
Research Framework ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Language Groups ◽  
Education Environment

Student satisfaction, as a key psychological-affective outcome of tertiary education, is a direct measure of the success of Open Distance Learning (ODL). It is therefore vital for ODL Higher Education Institutions to assess and improve student satisfaction constantly. Existing theories on student satisfaction are mostly derived from deductive research, i.e. from research that considers the existing body of knowledge, followed by an investigation of a specific aspect or component, in order to reach a specific conclusion. We, however, maintain the inductive stance that a research framework for student satisfaction in ODL should be derived from students themselves. Accordingly, we purposively collected qualitative data from N=34 South African postgraduate ODL students, representative of various cultural language groups, with regard to student satisfaction. Supported by Atlas.ti, we composed an integrated dataset comprised of students’ responses to two focus-group interviews, as well as students’ written narratives in response to qualitative questions. Through meticulous qualitative data-analysis, we detected data categories, sub-categories, patterns and regularities in the integrated dataset. Theories and findings from the existing corpus of knowledge pertaining to student satisfaction in ODL illuminated our qualitative findings. This paper reports on the knowledge we gained from our participants pertaining to their student satisfaction with the Higher Education (HE) environment, the first of three main research components of an inductively derived research framework for student satisfaction in ODL.

scholarly journals Threats and vulnerabilities of the academic profession vs university personnel potential development

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 440-450
Author(s):  
Svetlana V. Lobova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Profession ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
University Personnel ◽  
Scientific Periodical ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The University

The formation and development of the university's personnel potential is one of the conditions for joining the project to support higher education organizations announced by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in June 2020. The project is called the Strategic Academic Leadership Program. The fulfillment of this condition cannot be carried out without overcoming the limitations and effective responses to the challenges that are associated with the academic profession. The article is a review. Its purpose is to study threats and barriers to the development of the university’s personnel potential. It is shown that as internal threats one should consider the high stressfulness of faculty activities, violation of their personal safety and low loyalty; the barrier is the vulnerability of the academic profession. The research focuses on the current staff of Russian universities. The main research methods are analysis and synthesis of relevant scientific periodical literature. The main result of the study is the position that the presence of threats and vulnerabilities in the academic profession entails consequences that have a devastating effect not only on the personality of the teacher, the university, the academic community, but also on the higher education system as a whole, catalyze the departure of teachers from the academic profession, and prevent the preservation of and the development of the university personnel potential, ensuring the competitiveness and attractiveness of the university.

scholarly journals Analyzing the Effects of Institutional- and Ecosystem-Level Variables on University Spin-Off Performance

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402093111
Author(s):  
F. I. Vega-Gómez ◽  
F. J. Miranda González ◽  
J. Pérez-Mayo
Keyword(s):  
Public Support ◽  
Sales Growth ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Business Size ◽  
Ecosystem Level ◽  
The University

Academic entrepreneurship has been one of the main research fields over the past 20 years, specifically due to the interest of policy makers in this topic. Initially, this interest focused on the creation of university spin-off (USO) firms; although given the new circumstances of the university and its context, there is a need to steer the research topic toward survival. This is because the simple creation of USOs, without their being able to survive or create value, is useless. This article focuses on one of the determining factors of the success of USOs, as measured by employment and sales growth: the influence of institutional- and ecosystem-level variables. Through a backward sequential process, our results show that the business size and the public support in the field of training and bureaucracy are the main elements that affect success.

Educational Online Technologies in Blended Tertiary Environments

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberley Tuapawa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Online Technologies ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Effective Use

Although educational online technologies (EOTs) present an extraordinary range of higher education opportunities, significant gaps in knowledge about their purpose and functionality may impede levels of adoption. As the demand for online learning grows, it is critical that tertiary education institutes (TEIs) address gaps in knowledge by developing their understandings of EOT applications. This paper aimed to identify, and describe the application of a range of EOTs popularly used in blended tertiary environments (BTEs). Through qualitatively designed semi-structured interviews with 13 blended learning experts from New Zealand, Australia and Canada, and a 5-step analyses of data, it verified the use of 35 different EOTs in BTEs, including Adobe Connect, Blackboard, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Their key characteristics were summarised using a multi-dimensional taxonomy, called the Pentexonomy, which synergised a range of perspectives into a robust, contextualised, and multi-dimensional framework for categorising EOTs. An outline of recommendations for the effective use of some of these EOTs was also provided. As EOTs advance and usage accelerates, the outcomes of this research will assist TEIs in their efforts to keep abreast of EOT developments, make informed choices about EOT use, and contribute to the delivery of relevant, meaningful EOT support.

scholarly journals Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education: Mapping the Field

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Francisco Miranda ◽  
Jorge Oswaldo Sánchez Buitrago ◽  
Javier de Jesús Viloria Escobar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
Sustainability In Higher Education ◽  
The University

A considerable amount of literature has been published on environmental sustainability in the context of higher education. However, no previous studies have investigated how environmental sustainability has evolved in the university context and little is known about the specific research trends in this field. In that sense, the main purpose of this study is to identify the most influential topics in university environmental sustainability research and the relationships between them. To that end, we conducted a keyword co-occurrence analysis of scientific articles published between 1989 and 2019. We were able to identify 23 core keywords. We then designed a map of associations between the terms, representing the relationships between them in thematic clusters. We found at least three major areas supporting environmental sustainability research in universities: environmental education, environmental sustainability integration, and environmental protection. Each research area is analyzed and discussed.

scholarly journals Development of marketing interaction between the university and students through the use of digital marketing tools and technologies

E-Management ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 62-70
Author(s):  
A. I. Ukhova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Marketing Communications ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Higher Education Organizations ◽  
The University

The article considers the possibilities of developing marketing interaction of higher education organizations with stakeholders using digital marketing tools and technologies. The study presents an overview of the University stakeholder groups in Russia and their classification according to the quadrants of influence. The author provides the tools and means of digital marketing communications in the context of stakeholder groups and the prospects for their use for organizing marketing communicative interaction of the University. The paper studies in detail the possibilities of developing marketing interaction between the university and students on the basis of modeling the student’s experience on the path of his movement from the applicant to the graduate.The presented student experience includes six main stages, including the search for a University for admission; submission of documents and enrollment; educational and extracurricular activities; graduation and graduation; employment; career development. The author highlights within each stage of the student’s experience the main points of contact with the University. The paper presents opportunities for the development of marketing interaction between the University and students through the introduction of digital tools and marketing technologies, as well as their impact on the student experience model.The article considers the possibility of developing software services as promising digital tools and technologies for use in higher education organizations, including the functional requirements for such services at the level of user requirements, including the applicant and student, as well asthe possibilities of digital marketing communications with students, including both online and offline communications.Based on the study, the author makes a conclusion about the main advantages of the development of digital tools and marketing technologies in organizing marketing interaction between the University and students, as one of the key groups of stakeholders.

scholarly journals A CASE STUDY OF "HABITUS" AND "FIELD": THE CHINESE RURAL STUDENTS ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-64
Author(s):  
Jingyi Dong
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Education Inequality ◽  
Financial Pressure ◽  
The University

This research focuses its inquiry on the economic aspect of rural university students' life in China, but the discussion goes beyond the economic field. Massification in the Chinese higher education system has increased the chance for rural youths to receive tertiary education. However, there is rarely sufficient data to record their status quo on the campus. This research intends to fill up the gap by making a comparison between the rural students who are located at different levels in the higher education system. This comparative analysis eventually leads to such findings: Those at the higher extreme of the hierarchy, who have more subsidies, tend to experience more frustration under financial pressure than those at the lower extreme, who are insufficiently funded. Presumably, the former are more directly exposed to rural-urban disparity. While the latter experience less frustration, they are less prepared to impacts from the unfamiliar urban society. The research, eventually going beyond the economic problems, has exposed a process in which the rural youths are victimized by the system that discriminates against the Chinese peasants, in which the higher education system plays a critical role. Key words: higher education, inequality, poverty, rural students.

scholarly journals ERRATUM

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhona Sharpe
Keyword(s):  
Student Experience ◽  
University Student ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The University

Ellis, R., Goodyear, P., O’Hara, A. & Prosser, M. (2007) The university student experience of face-to-face and online discussions: coherence, reflection and meaning, Alt-J, 15(1), 83–97.DOI: 10.1080/09687760701482549

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