Understanding value in the student experience through student–staff partnerships

ABSTRACT

Questions such as ‘what is value in the student experience?’ and ‘how do we measure or assess value in higher education?’ remain an under-researched area. However, in the context of marketisation and competitive forces in higher education, there is a need to unpack what is value in the student experience. In this article, a conceptualisation of value that can be applied in higher education (known as value-in-use) is introduced and applied to a specific and increasingly important aspect of the student experience – student–staff partnerships. Qualitative survey data (n?=?97) and interviews (n?=?35) from ten cases of various manifestations of student–staff partnerships in the Australasian context is presented and assessed in relation to value. The findings highlight that student–staff partnerships may enhance value in the student experience and that value-in-use may be an appropriate lens through which to continue to explore how value is created and measured in the student experience.     

Blended learning in higher education: professional development in a Hong Kong university

ABSTRACT

Online learning has become a ubiquitous part of the educational landscape and how teachers are supported in developing approaches to teaching online is a fundamental aspect of the students’ learning experience. Based on the implementation of a professional development course on becoming an online teacher offered in a blended learning mode at one university in Hong Kong, this article proposes that offering this type of professional development in a blended mode is very effective in facilitating enhanced usage of the university’s learning management system. In a blended mode, teachers are actively engaged with blended learning and were found to make more extensive use of features/tools in Blackboard after they attended the professional development course. Results support that offering professional development in a blended mode provides teachers with an authentic student perspective, at the same time as they take guided steps in the teacher’s role in blended learning.     

大学生校外兼职劳动权益的法律保障--基于贵州民族大学问卷调查的分析

本文以贵州民族大学校外兼职大学生为主要调查对象展开问卷调查，基于对该群体的基本信息、兼职意向、兼职维权三项内容的数据分析，指出应正确看待大学生校外兼职，给予其积极引导，明确其法律身份，通过多样化方式保障校外兼职大学生应有的劳动权益，从而促进该群体的良性发展。     

高校学生党支部工作的几点思考

随着经济的发展和改革的不断深化,高校学生参与政治的热情有淡化的趋势。高校学生党支部面临着一系列新的挑战。必须加强党支部的培训和发展工作,改变工作方法,增强党支部的吸引力和凝聚力。     

中学生主体性与心理健康的相关研究

运用ZTX和MHT量表对郑州市两所中学学生进行问卷调查结果表明：中学生主体性水平与其心理健康水平存在显著负相关;中学生主体性水平越高,其心理健康水平则越高。     

创造良好育人环境,关注90后大学生心理健康

大学生心理健康是政府关心、学校担心、家长揪心的一个非常重要的问题。现在刚入学的大学生绝大部分是90后,由于他们生活、成长的家庭、社会、教育环境不同,与以往大学生存在一些差异,必须引起我们教育工作者的重视和思考。     

陶孟和与中国近代大学教育的改革和发展

陶孟和是我国近现代史上著名的社会学家和教育学家，十分重视教育与社会之间相互影响的关系。陶孟和对中国近代大学教育的认识和改革建议是从社会学的角度出发，以社会情形变化为基础，以适应社会需求为核心，从而形成他颇具特色且比较系统的大学教育思想。     

河南地方本科院校英语专业人才培养模式刍议

摘要：全球化和中原崛起的战略使河南地方本科院校面临新的机遇和挑战。这些地方院校原有的教育模式已无法满足新时代的要求。河南地方本科院校必须积极有效地探索适合自身发展的外语专业人才培养模式。     

解读西南联大:大学校长的视角

西南联大已是历史名词,然而其业绩依然光辉。以大学校长为视角,为解读西南联大提供了新的视角。联大的成功与该校校长的治校有方紧紧相连,其先进的办学理念,科学的管理模式以及个人的人格修养都促成了联大的向前发展。而这些都值得今天的大学校长们去感悟和借鉴,从而更好地引领大学的发展和建设。     

谈专升本高校图书馆的建设

我国高等教育发展迅速，一大批专科院校升格为本科，图书馆工作人员素质、馆藏图书量等方面都存在着不相适应的问题，应根据本科学校建立现代网络化、数字化、开放化图书馆的要求，采取相应对策，搞好这类高校的图书馆建设。