The evidence shows that the use of learning analytics to improve and innovate teaching in Europe is still its infancy. high expectations have not yet been realised. Though early adopters are already taking a lead research development, on practice successful implementation scarce. Furthermore, though work across promising, it currently fragmented. This underlines need for careful build-up experimentation, with both policies unified European vision. Therefore, study suggests needed make...

Internationalization efforts in higher education have often been categorized according to Jane Knight’s binary of “Internationalization at Home” (IaH) and Abroad” (IA). However, a rising number technology-supported activities created new opportunities for university internationalization. For example, students can now remain “at home” while using technology study with an institution or program that is simultaneously located “abroad.” We conceptualized these as third category called Distance...

Much of the research on how social media is embedded into educational practices higher education students has a Western orientation. In concentrating case study varied ways in which African International Distance Education (IDE) actively use to shape their learning experiences, we discuss an under-researched group. The paper draws analysis 1295 online questionnaires and 165 in-depth interviews with IDE at UNISA, South Africa, one largest providers globally. WhatsApp emerges as 'the' key tool...

A literature review published in 2008 outlined known relationships between gender, ethnicity, and academic attainment UK higher education. In the period since this publication, many changes to education sector have occurred, including raising tuition fees, an increased focus on widening participation, increasing interest diversifying curriculum. There is a need for updated expanded highlight whether remain same one decade later. This article synthesises current related impact of social...

Integration is a commonly used term that ubiquitous throughout research and practice with international students. This essay exposes some of the common assumptions underpinning this concept through an interdisciplinary lens, reflection on its conceptual history from Durkheim Tinto. I argue more critical ethical approaches are urgently needed in students, which requires abandoning integration as primary lens we view field. The concludes questions scholars practitioners might consider for...

With the rise of technology and distance learning, a recently new type internationalisation higher education seems to be emerging in Southern Africa education, which we coin as Internationalisation at Distance. In this empirical study, aim provide an initial attempt theorise form Distance through in-depth analysis 1141 students' experiences while studying largest learning institution Africa. Using adjusted version Student Adaptation College Questionnaire (SACQ) instrument developed by Baker...

International students are a key demographic in UK higher education, yet there is limited literature dedicated to pedagogies for and with international students. We undertook systematic review of journal articles from 2013 2019 which presented empirical evidence on specific pedagogic practices relating the UK. identified 49 matching our selection criteria analysed their aims, methods, findings discursive framings Our show dispersed literature, wide ranging conclusions, prohibiting an...

Internationalisation represents a significant disruptive force for higher education over the last four decades, impacting teaching, research, and service provisions in many countries. In response, much scholarly literature has focused on internationalisation's causes effects sector, leading recent systematic reviews to consider it thematic field of research. To mark 40th anniversary Higher Education Research & Development, we extent which journal made contribution this how framing...

Abstract Dominant narratives of international students in the existing literature paint them as ‘missing’ or living ‘in parallel’ to their local communities, predominantly through evaluating composition friendship networks. In this study, we query whether use a new conceptual framework can provide alternative explanations for these deficit framings. Using lens ‘everyday multiculturalism’, explore instead how (international) encounter, enact, and engage with multiculturalism communities more...

As universities worldwide rapidly internationalise, higher education classrooms have become unique spaces for collaboration between students from different countries. One common way to encourage diverse peers is through group work. However, previous research has highlighted that cross-cultural work can be challenging and hinted at potential social tensions. To understand this notion better, we used robust quantitative tools in study select 20 participants a larger classroom of 860 take part...

This study explores and compares the experiences of international students studying through internationalisation abroad (IA) at a distance (IaD) UK university lens Ecological Systems Model. In doing so, we propose revised Model, integrating co-existing but fluid liminal virtual/physical home/host dimensions. Thirty-two interviews were conducted with who studied either: 1) in-person, 2) online in their own country, or 3) first then in-person. Our findings identified that perceived learning...

Much research in face-to-face contexts outlines the importance of early adjustment on students’ higher education experiences. However, few studies have replicated this distance learning to unpack multifaceted adjustments associated with studying absence a physical campus. This is particularly needed from Global South perspective, where countries like Africa become regional hubs for learners. To explore learners’ experiences, study analysed results Student Adaptation College Questionnaire...

International students have been historically valued by universities for their contributions to host countries. Yet, representations of international in the general public become increasingly mixed, an issue likely exacerbated COVID-19, which has shown increased hostility towards students. Given reports discrimination during this period, there is ongoing need understand how represented specific time crisis. Our study analysed through Twitter data and qualitative analysis 6,501 posts made...

Abstract In this editorial, we introduce the special section focusing on ‘Internationalisation at a Distance’ (IaD), highlighting how educational technologies contribute to internationalisation practices and processes in higher education. These exist transitional spaces which interrogate conventional distinctions between mobility/immobility home/abroad by establishing ‘third spaces’ where students staff interact with institutions across borders without necessity of geographic relocation....

Learning design approaches, such as those adopted by the Open University, provide a set of tools and resources for purposefully-designing modules with focus on student experiences. However, many current learning strategies have been situated within specific institutions in Europe North America. This means that there are several issues worth considering around if how established approaches make sense diverse institutional cultural contexts. To critically assess relevance appropriateness new...

Although internationalisation underpins many practices in higher education, its adopted approaches can be uneven between institutions and create ambiguous conceptualisations of how it is enacted practice. Therefore, a whole-sector analysis provide insight into whether spaces exist for new innovative to internationalisation, or they might limited by structural inequalities pressures the sector. Using UK as an illustrative case, our research has conducted qualitative ideal-type 132...

The outward migration of skilled migrants has disproportionally affected the Global South, particularly in countries Africa, producing what is commonly referred to as ‘brain drain’. Within this literature, there been considerable focus on future intentions international students, who symbolise migration. However, much previous literature assumes education must be obtained through physical mobility, despite growing provision internationalisation at a distance, whereby students remain ‘at...

In this article, we suggest that competencies in working intercultural and multidisciplinary environments are part of expected key skills contemporary organisations. Higher educational institutions across the globe pressured to contribute development such skills. Using social identity theory, through network analysis 113 postgraduate management students one UK business school follow-up focus group interviews (N = 16), have identified three types learners: Co-National Learners,...

Learning analytics has been increasingly outlined as a powerful tool for measuring, analysing, and predicting learning experiences behaviours. The rising use of means that many educational researchers now require new ranges technical analytical skills to contribute an data-heavy field. However, it argued data scientists are 'scarce breed' (Buckingham Shum et al., 2013) more resources needed support the next generation early career education researchers. At same time, little is known about...

DOES THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF EXAM REVISION IMPACT ON STUDENT SATISFACTION PERFORMANCE IN ITSELF?: PERSPECTIVES FROM UNDERGRADUATE DISTANCE LEARNERS