Equity/Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Other EDI Phrases and EDI Policy Frameworks: A Scoping Review
Gregor Wolbring, Annie L. Nguyen · 3 Mar 2023
Equity, equality, diversity, inclusion, belonging, dignity, justice, accessibility, accountability, and decolonization are individual concepts used to engage with problematic social situations of marginalized groups. Phrases that put together these concepts in different ways, such as “equity, diversity and inclusion”, “equality, diversity, and inclusion”, “diversity, equity and inclusion”, “equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility”, “justice, equity, diversity,…
New Examination Approach for Real-World Creativity and Problem-Solving Skills in Mathematics
Jonny Nilimaa · 17 Jul 2023
This paper presents a new and innovative examination method designed to foster creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration in mathematics education. Traditional assessment practices often focus on rote memorization and fail to engage students in the exploration of mathematical concepts and connect the content to real-world problems. In contrast, the proposed examination approach requires students to invent…
Learning Spaces in Higher Education: A State-of-the-Art Review
Grigorios Papaioannou, Maria-Garyfallio Volakaki, Spyridon Kokolakis et al. · 18 Sep 2023
Educational learning spaces encompass a spectrum, from traditional classrooms to contemporary online platforms and immersive virtual reality settings, fostering versatile teaching methods like collaboration, project-based, and experiential learning. Our study delves into modern higher education environments, particularly the shift from conventional to innovative spaces. Our focus centers on the benefits and challenges intrinsic to these…
Assessing the Potential and Risks of AI-Based Tools in Higher Education: Results from an eSurvey and SWOT Analysis
Kerstin Denecke, Robin Glauser, Daniel Reichenpfader · 6 Dec 2023
Recent developments related to tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) have raised interests in many areas, including higher education. While machine translation tools have been available and in use for many years in teaching and learning, generative AI models have sparked concerns within the academic community. The objective of this paper is to identify the…
RETRACTED: Assessing Service Quality Using SERVQUAL Model: An Empirical Study on Some Private Universities in Bangladesh
Umma Salma Hoque, Nazmoon Akhter, Nurul Absar et al. · 13 Mar 2023
The increased competitive academic environment pushes higher institutions to improve their service quality for meeting the market demands. It is thus necessary to assess the factors that satisfy students and make them loyal to the university. This study has focused on assessing service quality, using the SERVQUAL Model to measure students’ satisfaction with private universities…
