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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

This journey begins not only on the Martian surface but right here on Earth, in our universities. Additionally, it encourages collaboration, teamwork, and effective communication among students and faculty from various disciplines (Weinberg & Harding, 2004).

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

This journey begins not only on the Martian surface but right here on Earth, in our universities. Additionally, it encourages collaboration, teamwork, and effective communication among students and faculty from various disciplines (Weinberg & Harding, 2004).

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Panelists Debate Solutions for Nigerian Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Macarthur Foundation in 2004, focuses on developing the capacity of higher education institutions in the West African nation. Economically developed countries have created a “triple helix” of collaboration between academia, government, and industry, according to panelist Dr. Vincent Idemyor, a professor at the University of Port Harcourt.

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Are we on route to gender equality in higher education?

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More women are attending university than ever before and a quarter of the world’s top universities have appointed a female president, but research shows that female academics are being pushed out of academia and are evaluated lower than male lecturers, which could stifle their careers.

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My Marking Life: The Role of Emotional Labour in delivering Audio Feedback to HE Students

SRHE

by Samantha Wilkinson Feedback has been heralded the most significant single influence on student learning and achievement ( Gibbs and Simpson, 2004 ). Samantha Wilkinson is a Senior Lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is a Doctoral College Departmental Lead for PhDs in Education.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Baccalaureate Level The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Washington State University (Pullman, WA) The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is a federal program established in 1972 to help students from migrant and seasonal farmworking backgrounds obtain a college education. are Hispanic.

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The interplay of occupational subcultures and HE curricula changes how and what student professionals learn

SRHE

by John Donaghy At the SRHE International Conference in December 2023, I was delighted to have the opportunity to present an insight into my doctoral thesis: ‘ An Examination of University Paramedic Students’ Enculturation into the Ambulance Service.’