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A Course-Based Creative Inquiry Approach to Teaching Introductory Research Methods in Child and Youth Care Undergraduate Education

Bellefeuille, Gerard - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

Introductory research courses give undergraduate students their first, and for many, their only exposure to the … scientific methods and principles of research design. They are challenging classes to teach to Child and Youth Care (CYC … surprising, then, to hear CYC students voice their views about research methods courses as boring, senseless, and irrelevant to …

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Internationalization Indicators for Higher Education Evaluation – The Case of Taiwan

Wang, Ru-Jer - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

The purpose of this paper is to examine the current role of internationalization in the QA (quality assurance) evaluations of institutions of higher education in Taiwan. The method of documentary analysis was employed in the study. Firstly, a brief description of the structure and contents of...

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Patterns of students' earning orientations and expectations

Veroszta, Zsuzsanna - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

respond three research questions. Firstly, we examine the position of students’ wage orientation among other degree … background effects of students’ earning expectations. However, unlike the approach of previous research the purpose of this … presumption in students expectations. The research is based on data from the Hungarian Student Survey, fielded in 2012. The …

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“Teaching intercultural communication through the multicultural contact zone in the UAE”

Mikecz Munday, Zsuzsanna - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

communication is an essential part of international business, most research in the field has been done in the West. In spite of the … research conducted to identify graduates’ business communication needs. This investigation took place in multicultural …

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Collaborative learning in an online environment: Sharing workplace experiences of the challenges of innovation and new product development.

McMullen, Cath; Braithwaite, Ian - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

Increasingly universities are exploring ways in which the workplace can be more effectively integrated into the university experience. ‘Authentic’ assessment and workplace based assessment enable closer links between assessment in university programs and the type of activities that would be...

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Students' emotional bargaining in higher education: a case study of staff views

Bartram, Brendan - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

In a bid to investigate what would appear to be a relatively under-explored aspect of staff-student interactions, this paper offers a critical examination of the ways in which emotion is sometimes utilised as a resource by students in Higher Education (HE). It begins by reviewing a number of...

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Perceived Quality of the Higher Education Institution in Relation to Building a Strong Brand from the Alumni Perspective

Svoboda, Petr; Harantova, Monika - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

Building of good relationships between higher education institutions and their students or alumni is essential for their long-term success. After all, only satisfied students or alumni can bring the best promotion of the university via word of mouth marketing and other ways. The paper focuses on...

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Institutional effects on Bachelor-Master level transition – a case of Hungary

Veroszta, Zsuzsanna; Nyüsti, Szilvia - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

between further study or labor market transition. The main research question is that after controlling for several background … variables. The paper applies explanatory models in order to respond the research questions. Many of data of the Hungarian …

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A Comparison of the financial aid programs administered by JASSO and KOSAF and their implications for Taiwan

Huang, Yueh-Chun - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

study are comparative research and document analysis. The specific aspects of the financial aid programs compared in this …

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Higher Education and Sustainable Development

Okpanachi, Elijah; Akoh, Israel; Ocheni, Mercy - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

This paper sets out to clarify and contribute to the nature and purpose of higher education. It is often argued that Universities exist to provide future society with the skills based it will require. In another view, Universities exist not only to service the economy but to contribute to the...

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