Who cares for academics? We need to talk about emotional well-being including what we avoid and intellectualise through macro-discourses

C Smith, E Ulus - Organization, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This article explores academics' well-being through analysing published sensitive
disclosures, bringing to journal space the pain, rawness and emotional suffering of …

The challenges and issues faced by the new appointed academic staffs of the university in the emerging market

MAI Kamarudin, NNA Kamarruddin… - International Journal …, 2023 - openaccessojs.com
Purpose: The aim of this research is to explore the issues and challenges faced by the new
appointed academic staffs of a public university in Malaysia. Theoretical framework: The …

In search of intangible connections: intellectual capital, performance and quality of life in higher education institutions

E de Matos Pedro, H Alves, J Leitão - Higher education, 2022 - Springer
This study explores the contributions of different dimensions of the intellectual capital of
higher education institutions (ICHEIs) to their performance, incorporating the previously …

University lecturers' construction of the 'ideal'undergraduate student

B Wong, YLT Chiu - Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Research on the 'ideal'or 'good'student tends to be situated within compulsory schooling.
Few recent studies have focused on lecturers' conceptualisation and construction of the …

Improving society by improving education through service-dominant logic: Reframing the role of students in higher education

M Díaz-Méndez, MR Paredes, M Saren - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The role of higher education (HE) in the development of societies is an unquestionable fact,
and its management has traditionally been a major concern of governments. Lately, there …

Changing expectations related to digitalisation and socialisation in higher education. Horizon scanning of pre-and post-COVID-19 discourses

B Fűzi, Z Géring, E Szendrei-Pál - Educational Review, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Based on related academic and semi-academic discourse, this paper aims to investigate the
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on important actors and their expectations in the higher …

By chance or by plan?: The academic success of nontraditional students in higher education

B Wong - Aera Open, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
In the United Kingdom, a “good” undergraduate degree is understood to be a “first class” or
an “upper second class,” which is achieved by three-quarters of students. The need to …

'Swallow your pride and fear': the educational strategies of high-achieving non-traditional university students

B Wong, YLT Chiu - British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
With more graduates, degree outcomes have a renewed significance for high-achieving
students to stand out in a graduate crowd. In the United Kingdom, over a quarter of …

Mapping the eight dimensions of the ideal student in higher education

B Wong, J DeWitt, YLT Chiu - Educational Review, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Marketisation has directed higher education institutions and policies to focus on student
support and provisions that promote better experience and value. By contrast, expectations …

Exploring the concept of 'ideal'university student

B Wong, YLT Chiu - Studies in Higher Education, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper contributes to our understanding of the 'ideal'university student–a working
concept that promotes a more transparent conversation about the explicit, implicit and …