The survey, by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), which manages the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) in Australia, found in 2015 a total of 54% of 15-year-old students were aiming for a university degree. Around 3% were aiming for a TAFE diploma. More...
Marijuana-friendly campuses? I don’t think so …
In the run-up to the legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada on Oct. 17, 2018, many universities and colleges are still in a wait-and-see position concerning marijuana use on campus. More...
Female principals in South Africa: the dynamics that get in the way of success
There are two dominant narratives in research about female principals and educational leadership. The first centres on women’s struggles in accessing leadership positions – internal and external. The second relates to what women must deal with in retaining those positions. More...
What are madrasa schools and what skills do they impart?
Turkey’s recently reelected president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has made expansion of Muslim schools a top priority. Erdogan’s government is reported to have approved a religious education budget of US$1.5 billion this year, an increase of 68 percent. More...
Global South scholars are missing from European and US journals. What can be done about it
Rethinking How We Measure Social ROI
For many, social ROI means one thing and one thing only: money in, money out. But if all your social measurements are cash-driven, you're missing the big picture. Despite this, ROI advocates will often argue that everything in social demands a dollar value (or some equivalent). This might make sense from the marketing side, but it doesn’t from the public-relations (PR) side. More...
Top 3 Elements of an Award-Winning Website Redesign
Has it been more than a few years since your University updated their web design or content strategy? If so, there’s a good chance that it is now time for a major update. More...
Athletics: Core to the Community College Mission or Not?
The college graduation season always coincides with college baseball championship season. As professionals, we are the sum of our lived experiences, our formal education and lessons from the field, colleagues, and mentors. As a non-athlete who grew up in a family of athletes, my personal experiences gave me a limited lens of the impact of athletics on academics. More...
Corruption in Ukraine’s Medical Universities
Ministry of Health warned rectors of medical universities about scams, fraud and extortion by unidentified criminals claiming to be contacting them on behalf of the Minister and her deputy, and demanding money in exchange for their jobs. More...
Parity
By Matt Reed. I attended a liberal arts college as an undergrad, and, as someone with a Ph.D. in political philosophy, have a soft spot for folks who think there’s still a point in reading Plato. As an academic, I hate to hear of students being stranded, and faculty and staff losing their jobs. More...