...Lukman Raimi Purpose This study investigates the strategic importance of first-mover advantage (FMA) in adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) within higher education institutions (HEIs), exploring its effects on governance, institutional inequality, and access to technological resources. Design...

... purposive sampling to ensure representation from diverse academic disciplines within the higher education sector. The questionnaire included validated scales covering humour styles, engagement dimensions, demographic variables and academic outcomes (measured by Cumulative Grade Point Average). Data were...

... different, with a more diverse population, lower average life expectancy, higher reported crime, poorer housing and much lower rates of higher education participation [4] . On the one side are Georgian squares and expensive coffee shops full of people on laptops, on the other, 1960s tower blocks...

... of ultra-Orthodox academics in the Israeli economy. This process is very significant in a political entity with different cultural identities. The acquisition of a higher education in ultra-Orthodox society in Israel and subsequent integration into the Israeli economy has a decisive cultural and economic...

... of higher education and forming the perspectives of solving this problem. Originality/value Originality of this study consists in the totality of obtained results, which show the specific features of reproduction of innovative and professional and qualification potential of youth: determination...

.... The paper explores how sense of belonging is related to social capital in the higher education context, focusing on social network and participation as the theoretical linkage between them. It is also designed to investigate whether sense of belonging can be used as an indicator for measuring social capital...

... to international students by 2020 (Han and Appelbaum, 2016). Gender Higher education STEM Graduate education Citizenship status The author makes the case to disaggregate STEM to better assess how specific fields can be modified to attract graduate students worldwide. This paper accentuates...

... and constructing any canon in sociological theory. This paper argues that the elitism of American sociology and the forms of inequality it engenders are sustained by the construction of a canon itself. Higher education Social theory In the American sociological tradition, sociological theory...

... process during the college years. By exploring the process of career construction among freshmen, this study contributes to the growing literature on school-to-work transition and educational inequality in China. China Higher education Career construction Freshmen Career awareness Urban rural...

... studies of intergroup relations in institutions of higher education. These students were not involved in cooperative tasks, which theoretically could help improve the relationships between Ultra-Orthodox and secular students. Higher education Social identity Social attitudes Intergroup...

...Nurdiana Gaus; David Hall Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the under life of Indonesian academics during ongoing implementation of government-driven policy enacted in higher education instititutions in Indonesia. The attention was specifically focused on the new programme...

... participation to higher education has only been a recent phenomenon. Research limitations/implications The findings of this study are discussed with reference to social reproduction theories and have implications for wider European educational policies for enhancing access to university education...

... and family commitments counting heavily against those with career aspirations. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Higher education Sweden Organizational change Gender Family life Career development Volume 21 Number 11/12 2001 57 To Be Or Not To Be - A Lecturer in Higher Education in Sweden by Elisabeth...

...Briley E. Proctor Reviews the current social policy and its application as it relates to the education of students with learning disabilities attending US institutes of higher education. Attempts to differentiate between the legal rights and these students in primary and secondary settings versus...

... to decision‐making positions and their participation in their country’s development. Outlines recent developments and highlights future needs. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Ethiopia Gender Higher education Women Equal opportunities International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 98 Ethiopia...

...Covadonga Cuétara Presents the current scenario of higher education in relation to gender differences in Mexico. Provides some demographic and social data to serve as context. Gives comparison against the higher education of other Latin American countries and the rest of the world as well...

...Karen Dugger Discusses the changing organization of higher education in the USA as the universities cope with mass education for all and provides statistics for the female population and their areas of preference. Covers Title X and affirmative action programmes before looking at recent anti...

...Birgit Blättel‐Mink Presents a summary of information taken from the second conference on gender equality in higher education at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, September 2000. Outlines the proceeding papers stating that they give an overview of gender equality across five continents. Gives...

...Eleanor Ramsay States that the situation of women in higher education in Australia is remarkably better than in other Western countries such as the USA. Gives a statistical overview from enrolment figures up to the proportion of women in vice chancellor positions in Australian universities...

...Karen Dugger Provides a statistical overview of vertical and horizontal in equality on gender relations in higher education in the USA. States that though the female share of presidents, doctorates and enrolment is increasing, women earn less than men, lead lower status and small universities...