Student evaluation of teaching is a fundamental system for assuring teaching quality at higher education institutions (HEIs). Its establishment has provided students with a routine channel for voicing their wishes with regard to teaching and is helpful for HEIs to establish “serve the students” as the aim of their operations. Student evaluation of teaching is a recent phenomenon at China’s HEIs...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to explore the acceptability and uptake of on-campus screening using a youth friendly approach in two Third Level higher education institutions (HEIs). This study is part of wider research exploring the optimal setting for chlamydia screening in Ireland. METHODS Male and female students were given the opportunity to take a free anonymous test for chlamydia ...

Though concern about student attrition and failure is not a new phenomenon, higher education institutions (HEIs) have struggled to significantly reduce the revolving door syndrome. Open distance learning higher education is particularly susceptible to high student attrition. Despite a great deal of research into the student journey and factors impacting on likely success, we are not necessarily...

The paper suggests a new approach to performance evaluation of universities in Russia and worldwide based on aggregation the results ten global rankings Database External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR). method league analysis (MetALeague) allows authors integrate diverse ranking regardless considerable variations methodology indicators. As result MetALeague integration, Global Aggregated Ran...

BACKGROUND Interest in children's agency within the research process has led to a renewed consideration of the relationships between researchers and children. Child protection concerns are sometimes not recognised by researchers, and sometimes ignored. Yet much research on children's lives, especially in health, has the potential to uncover child abuse. University research guidance should be in...