Number Of Students In Higher Education Research Articles

Factor Study: Factors Influencing GRP in Various Provinces of China

The development speed of China is evident throughout the world. However, the development speed within each province in China varies greatly. In order to explore the variables that would have an impact on the economy of various provinces in China, this paper examines the factors impacting GRP in various provinces by using a year-fixed effect model and official data from the China National Bureau of Statistics in 2017. Results indicate that household consumption expenditure, urban employment, and freight traffic are positively correlated with GRP. The above results provide a reference basis for subsequent research and policymakers. However, the number of higher education students has a negative impact on GRP, and this result needs to be further explored in subsequent research.

Understanding the temptation to cheat in online exams

Online proctored exams have become a common experience for a significant number of higher education students. The rationale behind employing online surveillance revolves around the belief that these measures are essential for upholding academic integrity. However, discussions on assessment integrity often focus on comparing the motivations, conditions, and values of cheaters and non-cheaters. This binary approach potentially oversimplifies the complex nature of human motivation and behavior (Henderson et al., 2023). Cheating is influenced by a multitude of factors and motivations that can either encourage or discourage such behaviors (Brimble, 2016; Jenkins et al., 2022; Noorbehbahani et al., 2022). Merely comparing the two groups may overlook the intricacies that push students from one category to another. Therefore, this study aims to shed light on an underexplored group: students who were tempted to cheat but chose not to. These students can be viewed in two ways. Firstly, they represent a group at risk of cheating, necessitating research to develop targeted strategies supporting their integrity decisions. Secondly, they exhibit integrity despite the temptation, potentially offering insights into the nuanced 'tipping points' that go beyond existing binary comparisons. This Pecha Kucha reports on a large-scale study conducted within a single institution that explores the implications of online exams and the integrity behaviours and motivations of three groups of students: those who did not cheat and were not tempted to do so, those who did not cheat but who were tempted to cheat, and those who cheated. The data draws on an anonymous and voluntary student survey conducted in both semester 1 and semester 2 of 2022. Institutional research ethics approval was granted. The data comprises 11,333 fully completed surveys and offers interesting, and sometimes counter-intuitive findings which can help guide institutional responses. Broad insights will be offered in the Pecha Kucha presentation. This abstract offers preliminary findings based on ongoing analysis regarding the 28 motivating factors identified by the students that encouraged or discouraged cheating behaviours. Factors that encouraged cheating: Both the tempted and cheated groups identified similar motivating factors, such as the fear of failure and the financial burden of repeating a course. Surprisingly, the students who cheated chose fewer encouraging factors than those who were tempted but did not cheat. The importance of these motivations was similar for both groups. Factors that discouraged cheating: Regarding factors that discouraged cheating, all three groups (not tempted, tempted, and cheated) were asked their opinions. The non-cheating group listed more reasons and considered them more significant compared to the other two groups. The tempted group selected fewer reasons than the non-tempted group but more than the cheated group. However, the tempted and cheated groups rated the importance of these factors similarly. The Pecha Kucha will expand on the above and comment on some of these somewhat counterintuitive results.

An analysis of shifting educational preferences in Germany: Why do more and more school-leavers opt for higher education rather than dual vocational education and training?

This study analyzes the recent shifts in educational preferences among German school-leavers and the possible reasons behind this development. Until around 2007, the dual VET (Vocational Educational and Training) prepared the ground for the majority of young Germans’ entry to the labor market, whilst participation in HE (Higher Education) was at best just around a third of a cohort. School tracking, structural differences in labor market access, and above all positive societal perceptions of the dual VET ensured low numbers of students in HE. Surprisingly, since 2013 the number of German school-leavers entering HE has continuously outweighed the number of trainees in dual VET. This study argues that the growth of educational aspirations among Germans have been most significant in driving the rise in university students and the decline in dual VET trainees. However, shifting educational preferences have undoubtedly also been encouraged by institutional changes allowing greater accessibility to study entitlement for HE, the change to a knowledge-intense service-oriented industry leading to upskilling in the employment sector and new organizational structures in companies, and to some extent by the rise of dual study programs that combine academic and vocational learning.

ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ОБЛІКУ ТА АНАЛІЗУ ДЕРЖАВНОГО НЕРУХОМОГО МАЙНА ЗАКЛАДІВ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ В УМОВАХ ВОЄННОГО СТАНУ В УКРАЇНІ

The purpose of this article is to determine the state of material and technical support of the higher education institutions (HEIs) managed by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in the context of the armed aggression of the russian federation in Ukraine. The information base for the analytical research was based on the legal acts regulating the accounting of property under martial law, instructions, methodological recommendations, information from the Automated System "Legal Entities", and open data from the Unified State Electronic Database on Education. In the course of the study, the authors identified the subjects of education and science involved in the formation of the Unified Register of State Property administered by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; systematized and built a scheme of information flows between subjects; improved and optimized the procedure for users of the HEIs to generate quarterly reports; outlined the risks arising from the military aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine and affecting the process of accounting for state property and its integrity, accuracy, and completeness of information in the database. The calculated indicators make it possible to estimate by region the number of academic buildings and dormitories, their total area and the residual value of state real estate remaining in the temporarily occupied territories. The HEIs that have provided shelter to temporarily displaced institutions from the occupied territories and areas of hostilities are also identified. The article presents information on the number of higher education students who studied at temporarily displaced institutions at the cost of the budgetary funds and under contract as of October 1, 2021, and 2022, by region. The subject of further research should be the development of methodological principles for monitoring and verification of the main indicators of the Automated System "Legal entities"; improvement of data collection and processing technology; creation of a reliable system for notifying responsible persons about detected errors in reports and their correction in the information base as soon as possible; ensuring the sustainability of the information system under martial law in Ukraine.

FORMATION OF STUDENT CONTINGENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: MAIN ASPECTS

The future of our country depends on the efficiently developed higher education system that meets the needs of the country's development, the demands of modern life, and the interests of the individual. In their activities, higher education institutions pay considerable attention to the problems of forming a contingent of higher education applicants, since the presence of students is a key factor in the functioning of the university as a business entity. Therefore, today the competition of higher education institutions for the flow of applicants is quite relevant. The authors studied the system of attracting a contingent of students in foreign universities and identified the features of its formation in domestic higher education institutions. The main components of the process of forming a contingent of students in domestic higher education institutions are identified and a comparative analysis is made of the system of selection among applicants, which differs significantly from the European one. In Ukraine, the state order in higher education institutions is differentiated by competitive offers: "fixed", which provides for a certain number of state-funded places and can be used by applicants with the highest scores; "open", available to all applicants across all higher education institutions. The "open" competition proposal is considered "targeted placement of the state order": state-funded places go to the best applicants, and are not distributed among higher education institutions. According to the study results, the majority of researchers and teaching staff support the formation of a contingent of higher education students on the following principle: the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine creates budget places, while higher education institutions create contract places. Today, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine uses the principle of formulaic distribution of the state order. This means that state places are allocated to the best applicants, and the number of higher education students is determined by the licensed volume for a certain level of higher education or a certain educational program.

The Use of Digital Peer Assessment in Higher Education—An Umbrella Review of Literature

Increasing student numbers in higher education, particularly in engineering and computer science, make it difficult for motivated lecturers to continue engaging in active teaching methods such as Flipped Classrooms and Work-Based Learning. In these settings, digital Peer Assessment can be one approach to provide effective and scalable feedback. In Peer Assessment, students assess each other’s performance whilst gaining useful reflection and judgment skills at the same time. This umbrella review of 14 review papers on the use of digital (peer) assessment in education provides a comprehensive overview of design choices and their consequences open to educational practitioners wishing to implement digital Peer Assessment in their courses, the type of tooling available and the possible effects of these choices on the learning outcomes as well as potential pitfalls and challenges when implementing Peer Assessment. The paper will inform and assist educators in finding or developing a tool that fits their needs.

Stay or leave the city? Students and rented accommodation during COVID-19 pandemic

As the world-wide massive expansion in the number of higher education students has occurred, they are considered as an important driver of urban change. Off-campus student accommodation in the form of shared rental housing has become increasingly significant all over the world, with studies suggesting that this is having important consequences for housing markets in the many cities. As a result, there is a growing need for research showing the behaviour and motivation of this group of tenants. The COVID-19 pandemic and implemented restrictions provided a unique opportunity to explore the behaviour of young tenants in an unusual situation. By survey conducted in such inimitable conditions, new general knowledge has been gained. To highlight a key result, it was found that students are a large and extremely flexible group of tenants who demonstrate no reluctance to terminate a tenancy agreement and return quickly to the family home. The empirical results show that they displayed no attachment to the rented flat, full reluctance to pay for the reservation of a place and good knowledge of the market situation, leading to the negotiation of lower prices and more favourable rental conditions. However, their motivation to stay and continue to rent included uncomfortable study conditions at the family home, a romantic relationship with a partner, a job in the city and strong existing social bonds. The results reported in this study can be useful for global investors on the rental real estate market.

Sleep and nutrition as mandatory components of a healthy lifestyle for higher education

The presented work considers the issue of violation of proper sleep at night and a balanced diet among applicants for higher education. The health of the younger generation is a problem that needs considerable attention from the state. Public institutions of higher education are those structures that can in some way affect the lives of young people, because a significant number of young people are applicants for higher education and in this status they are for a long time. The educational environment has a significant impact on participants in the educational process. Sometimes this effect is negative. In some cases, the regime of the educational process forces a person to neglect some aspects of his personal life, including the satisfaction of their physiological needs. As a result, people tend to lead a lifestyle that includes a number of negative factors that affect their physical and mental health. Chronic lack of sleep and poor diet are just such factors. To date, scientific studies have reliably established that healthy sleep and a balanced diet play a key role as components of a healthy lifestyle. It is known that chronic sleep disorders and unbalanced diet against the background of a chaotic diet have a negative impact on human health, provoking the development of serious pathologies and diseases. Research has shown that a significant number of higher education students have poor sleep and nutrition. An important point is the fact that this situation is long in time - students have been leading a lifestyle for years, associated with chronic sleep deprivation and nutritional imbalance. This situation is a threat to the health of student youth. Thus, the study of the causes of sleep disorders and unbalanced diet in different groups of higher education, as well as the development of methods to prevent the development of these phenomena is an important direction in the context of maintaining the health of citizens of Ukraine.

Two-Year Programs and Articulation to a Chemistry Degree: A Faculty and Student Perspective

Each year, a large number of higher education students in the UK transfer from programs at further and higher education colleges to the second or third year of a bachelor’s degree. The success of this movement is largely dependent on how closely the curricula of the two programs are aligned. Over the past two years, students from the Higher National Diploma in Applied Chemistry have been supported in their progression through the development of a bridging course which efficiently covers gaps in key knowledge and skills. Crucially, the bridging course was developed with the input of past students, who brought their own lived experience of articulation. By using past students as cocreators and adjunct faculty, we were able to offer a highly interactive and supportive bridging course, which not only ensured buy-in from current students but also provided faculty with the basis for critical reflection and mapping of future program development.

The disconnected: COVID-19 and disparities in access to quality broadband for higher education students

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many higher education institutions (HEIs) across the world to cancel face-to-face teaching, close campus facilities, and displace staff and students to work and learn from home. Given the persistent nature of the pandemic, many HEIs have continued to deliver courses online and/or use a blended learning approach. However, there are concerns around differences in student access to digital learning resources while at home, including high quality broadband connectivity. This is important, since variation in connectivity may impact the type of online/blended model that faculty can deliver or constrain student engagement with online content. In this context, this paper combines national data on the domiciles of students enrolled in Irish HEIs with detailed spatial data on broadband coverage to estimate the number of higher education students ‘at risk’ of poor access to high quality internet connectivity. Overall it finds that one-in-six students come from areas with poor broadband coverage, with large disparities by geography and by HEI. It also finds that students from the poorest broadband coverage areas are more likely to be socioeconomically disadvantaged. As a result, this paper recommends that HEIs use their detailed registration data to help identify and support at-risk students. In particular, the results suggest that some HEIs may need to prioritise access to campus facilities and services to less well-off students living in poor broadband coverage areas.

Enhancing graduate employability skills and student engagement through group video assessment

Universities are under increasing pressure to equip graduates with a broader set of competencies, such as communication, teamwork and leadership skills, that go beyond subject-specific knowledge. This, alongside growing student numbers in higher education, creates pedagogic challenges, especially with regards to assessment design. Conventional assessment modalities, such as individual essay writing, are costly to scale up and poorly suited for the development of further desired competencies. To address these challenges in the context of a first-year economics module, we replaced a 1,000-word individual written assignment with a group video assignment, where students were required to work in small teams to create a three-minute video on a contemporary economic issue. Focus groups and module evaluation questionnaires were used to elicit students’ perceptions of how the group video assessment contributed to their learning experience and skill development, how it compares with other modes of assessment, as well as suggestions for improved implementation. Our analysis generates insights on all these aspects. Students reported a preference for diversity in assessment methods, and found the video assignment to be a positive, engaging but also challenging experience, which provided the opportunity for collaboration and development of diverse skills.

Türkiye’de Yaşayan Göçmenlerin Üniversite Eğitiminden Memnuniyetlerinin Konya’daki Suriyeli Öğrenciler Örneği Üzerinden Değerlendirilmesi

Her yıl tüm dünyada eğitim gören yükseköğretim öğrencilerinin sayısı artmakla birlikte üniversitelerin göçmen öğrenci kayıtlarında da artışlar görülmektedir. Türkiye konumu itibariyle bu artıştan en çok etkilenen ülkelerden birisidir. Bu bağlamda, farklı ülkelerden gelen çok sayıda göçmen öğrenciye eğitim verilmektedir. Özellikle 2011 yılında başlayan Suriye iç savaşı ve karışıklığı ile birlikte hali hazırda yaklaşık 27 bin Suriyeli öğrencinin Türkiye’de üniversite aldığı bilinmektedir. Üniversite kapasitesi ve misafir ettiği Suriyeli göçmen sayısı açısından Türkiye’nin önde gelen şehirlerinden olan Konya’da, Suriyeli öğrenciler bugünleri ve gelecekleri için planlar yapmakta ve aldıkları akademik eğitim sayesinde hayata hazırlanmaya çalışmaktadırlar. Geleceğin dünya sorunlarını çözmede, üretim ve iktisadi kalkınmada önemli rol ve sorumlulukları olan üniversitelilerin farklı bir ülkede aldıkları eğitimden memnuniyet duymalarının değeri ise oldukça önemlidir. Bu araştırmanın amacı genelde göçmen öğrencilerin, özelde ise Konya’daki Suriyeli göçmen öğrencilerin aldıkları üniversite eğitiminden memnuniyet durumlarını belirlemek ve değerlendirmektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, öncelikle göçmenlerin eğitim haklarına hukuksal çerçevede değinilmiş ve göçmen öğrencilerin sayıları irdelenmiştir. Araştırmanın sonunda ise üniversitede eğitim alan göçmen öğrencilerin memnuniyet durumları bazı kriterler eşliğinde incelenmiş ve yorumlanmıştır.

Discussion on the Revitalization of Undergraduate Education

Undergraduate education is at the center of the structure of higher education, and undergraduates account for a large proportion of the total number of higher education students in China. However, at present, there are a series of problems in undergraduate education in China. "Comprehensive revitalization of undergraduate education" has become a trend of reform in higher education. The comprehensive revitalization of undergraduate education is reflected in the three levels of the country, universities and society. The reasons for influencing the comprehensive revitalization of undergraduate education come from the state, from colleges and universities, and from society. The country's promotion of talent training ability, colleges and universities focus on the "golden class" construction and development, and society leads the good morality is the three suggestions for comprehensively revitalizing undergraduate education.

Emerging Technologies and Family Communication: The Case of International Students

Families with members living in different countries have embraced emerging technologies but little is known of the impact of mediated communication among these families. Economic globalization and the emergence of accessible information communication technologies have been parallel to the unprecedented number of higher education students who now travel abroad to study. Understanding the students’ experience may expand our knowledge on how the adoption of emerging technology is shaping transnational family relationships. In this study, international students were interviewed to share their perspectives of how mediated family communication may impact their wellbeing. Students from 14 countries and attending a university in Spain participated in 12 in-depth interviews and one focus group (n = 10). Overall, the results suggest emerging technologies enable the maintenance of close relationships, foster a sense of connectedness, and help students to better adapt to a new environment. Students’ choices of technology are influenced by accessibility factors and cost. The type of relationship students have with their families seem to become more pronounced with interactions mediated by emerging technology. Since members of the younger generation may be more technologically literate than their predecessors, a shift in the role of who controls the use of and supplies advice about technology is manifest, with young adults advising parents about technology choices. Therefore, the control of the communication—i.e., frequency and length—is transferred from parents to students. According to students, mediated family exchanges strengthen their physical, emotional, and social wellbeing. However, the continuous availability of the technology among family members may also be stressful.

Implications for equity and diversity of increasing international student numbers in European universities: Policies and practice in four national contexts

This paper examines the main rationales for and possible implications of the policy of increasing international student numbers in higher education (HE). Drawing on critical discourse analysis, we map key themes emerging from two sets of data—university strategy documents and interviews with staff—collected at eight universities in four national contexts in Europe as a part of a larger project focused on ethical internationalism in HE. In our analysis of the data, we apply social cartographic mapping to consider overlapping, competing and absent discourses related to the push to increase international student numbers by using a heuristic developed in the larger project. We found the imperative to increase international student numbers to be largely driven by economic rationales across different national contexts, reflective of a corporatization trend. Where more civic rationales are presented, these discourses are ultimately framed and mediated by neoliberalism. The findings contribute insight into the complicated discursive terrain of internationalising HE. The mapping makes visible what can be taken for granted or is left unexamined. It serves as a jumping-off point for reflection on the policy, practice and research of internationalisation in HE, promoting the formulation of key questions around the assumed benefits and ethics of internationalisation.

STEM Faculty Experiences with Students with Disabilities at a Land Grant Institution

Preparing faculty to meet the needs of the increasing number of students with disabilities is a critical need in higher education, particularly in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Quality preparation is an emerging problem as the number of higher education students with disabilities is on the rise. In this study, researchers used a qualitative methodology to examine STEM faculty members’ experiences with students with disabilities at a land grant institution in the southeastern United States. The study was conducted to answer the following questions: (a) What experiences, positive and negative, have STEM faculty members had working with students with disabilities?(b) How do STEM faculty members describe students with disabilities?, and (c) What resources do faculty members need to adequately serve students with disabilities? Five researchers conducted individual interviews with STEM faculty members. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed, with the following themes emerging from the data: Challenges, Support, Knowledge, Awareness/Visibility, and Formal versus Informal Accommodations. Implications from this study relate to the improvement of services for students with disabilities at higher education institutions and to the preparation of STEM faculty to accommodate their students.

INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL SECTION ON INTEGRATING ACCESSIBILITY INTO ONLINE LEARNING

This special section of the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks on Integrating Accessibility into Online Learning is a compilation of papers, interviews, and webinars that provide an overview of the broad spectrum of issues related to accessibility, online learning, and student success. The proliferation of technology and online learning have transformed higher education in terms of national enrollments and instructional delivery. Data reveals that between fall 2002 and fall 2012, the number of higher education students taking at least one online course increased from 1.6 million to 6.7 million, representing a growth rate of 21 percent [1]. While online learning provides extensive new opportunities for students to enroll in degree and certificate programs, these opportunities are closely linked to accessibility. An institutional commitment to accessibility is needed to support success for all students. Universities must provide students with disabilities equal access to all programs including activities and services that allow an equal opportunity for them to actively participate and to achieve the same results as other students. This special section showcases research, trends, and recommended best practices to increase accessibility and student success in online learning for students with disabilities.

Costs and efficiency of higher education institutions in England: a DEA analysis

As student numbers in higher education in the UK have expanded during recent years, it has become increasingly important to understand its cost structure. This study applies Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to higher education institutions in England to assess their cost structure, efficiency and productivity. The paper complements an earlier study that used parametric methods to analyse the same panel data. Interestingly, DEA provides estimates of subject-specific unit costs that are in the same ballpark as those provided by the parametric methods. The paper then extends the previous analysis and finds that further student number increases of the order of 20–27% are feasible through exploiting operating and scale efficiency gains and also adjusting student mix. Finally the paper uses a Malmquist index approach to assess productivity change in the UK higher education. The results reveal that for a majority of institutions productivity has actually decreased during the study period.

رابطه میزان تولید ناخالص ملی با میزان تولید و مصرف اطلاعات

This paper studies the relationship between information consuming, national development and information production. The Methodology of research is correlation. Statistical community is consisted of developed and developing countries having - respectively -- the highest and the lowest degree of national development indicators, plus Iran. The correlation between GNP-per capita and some national development indicators (book circulation, newspaper circulation, number of Internet connections, number of the literate, and number of higher education students) are studied. The results show that GNP-per capita is positively and significantly correlated with book circulation, newspaper circulation, number of Internet connections, number of the literate, and number of higher education students. Studying the relationship between GNP-per capita and the total number of papers indexed in the three studied databases (Eric, Agris, and Medline) show a positive and meaningful correlation. In most of Scandinavian countries, the rate of development indicators are high, and the mount of information production and consumption in this countries are higher, comparing to other regions. Keywords: GNP, Information production, Information Consumption

Support for students with mental health difficulties in higher education: the students’ perspective

ABSTRACT A massive expansion in student numbers in higher education, coupled with an overall reduction in funding, has led to higher staff–student ratios and a reduction in the amount of staff time available to support students. This has been linked to rising demands being placed on student support services. This article draws on case studies of five students experiencing mental health difficulties, to provide insight into these issues from the student perspective. The students confirmed that aspects of the higher education environment had exacerbated their difficulties. An innovative model of support is described. Traditionally interventions for students with mental health difficulties have focused at the individual level. We argue that attention also needs to be paid to changing aspects of the environment and that this would improve the learning experience for all students.