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International peer reviewed journal of the Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia. Published by @TandFResearch.bsky.social. #HigherEducation #SoTL #Universities www.tandfonline.com/journals/cher20

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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Community voices in university-community engagement in Africa www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Community voices in university-community engagement in Africa
Research on university-community engagement has gained traction in recent years globally. Yet, despite that growth of scholarship, no previous study in Africa has abridged the community partners’ v...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Merit, metrics, and morality: a qualitative study of academic recruitment discourses in top-tier Chinese universities www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Merit, metrics, and morality: a qualitative study of academic recruitment discourses in top-tier Chinese universities
Despite extensive research on academic employment, most studies focus on academic careers after hiring. Academic job advertisements as key texts that shape access to academic positions remain under...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
From showcase to negotiation: re-theorising E-portfolios as tools for systemic identity construction www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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From showcase to negotiation: re-theorising E-portfolios as tools for systemic identity construction
Electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) are widely used in higher education to develop graduate employability, yet employer scepticism towards them persists. This disconnect points to a fundamental th...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Critical thinking in the post-truth era: academic staff and student perspectives on challenges in Indonesian higher education www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Critical thinking in the post-truth era: academic staff and student perspectives on challenges in Indonesian higher education
The post-truth era has intensified concerns about how people evaluate information amid misinformation, emotional framing, identity-based claims, digital information overload, and increasingly acces...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Learning through breakdown in higher education: a process framework for system-level experiential learning in a student-led project www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Learning through breakdown in higher education: a process framework for system-level experiential learning in a student-led project
Experiential, project-based, and work-integrated learning are widely embedded in higher education, yet the mechanisms through which learning unfolds within complex student-led projects remain under...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Advancing programmatic assessment in dietetics through a multi-institutional community of practice www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Advancing programmatic assessment in dietetics through a multi-institutional community of practice
Programmatic assessment has gained momentum in health professions education for its potential to address challenges in competency-based education. Yet, little is known about how to create the cultu...
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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In the late 80s University still felt practically segregated against Māori and Pasifika, especially in STEM. That's how a lot of people in power prefer it. It hasn't caught up yet, and where it has it's thanks to programmes like MAPAS. #nzpol www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Māori university graduates: indigenous participation in higher education
Māori, the indigenous population of New Zealand, are gaining university qualifications in greater numbers. This article describes the history of Māori university graduates, their current situation ...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Call for papers for a special issue in HERD: Beyond grades blogs.deakin.edu.au/cradle/call-...
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CRADLE Blog: Call for papers for a special issue in HERD: Beyond grades
CRADLE’s Juuso Nieminen and David Boud are guest editing a special issue on moving beyond grades in Higher Education Research & Development (HERD). If you are working with innovative approaches…
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Stuart Palmer @spalm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I like this, but "integrity frameworks that prioritise process, reasoning, and epistemic agency" are more expensive than marking against an answer sheet. Universities struggle to do even that well.
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Evaluating a fun model: a group-based self-study www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Evaluating a fun model: a group-based self-study
Collaborative work in education research can significantly impact researchers’ sense of belonging, either enhancing or hindering it. Limited research explores the role of fun in fostering collabora...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Higher Education Research and Development v.45 n.7 October 2026 has been published. www.tandfonline.com/toc/cher20/4...
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Higher Education Research & Development
Volume 45, Issue 7 of Higher Education Research & Development
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From bookshelves to bots: academic integrity, generative AI, and the recurring anxiety of higher education www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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From bookshelves to bots: academic integrity, generative AI, and the recurring anxiety of higher education
Scholarly concern about academic integrity has repeatedly intensified during periods of technological change that reshape how knowledge is accessed, reproduced, and demonstrated. Across successive ...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Higher education aspirations, discipline choices, and university entry experiences of students from equity groups in Vietnam www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Higher education aspirations, discipline choices, and university entry experiences of students from equity groups in Vietnam
This paper is among the first to explore higher education aspirations, discipline choices, and university entry experiences of students from equity groups in Vietnam. Drawing on semi-structured int...
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Stuart Palmer @spalm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Two of my favourite topics - e-portfolios and employability. I can only see the abstract now, so will have to wait until there are other options to read the whole paper. Abstract doesn't seem to discuss employability in the context of the external employment market/actual employment outcomes.
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Learning through breakdown in higher education: a process framework for system-level experiential learning in a student-led project www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Learning through breakdown in higher education: a process framework for system-level experiential learning in a student-led project
Experiential, project-based, and work-integrated learning are widely embedded in higher education, yet the mechanisms through which learning unfolds within complex student-led projects remain under...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Critical thinking in the post-truth era: academic staff and student perspectives on challenges in Indonesian higher education www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Critical thinking in the post-truth era: academic staff and student perspectives on challenges in Indonesian higher education
The post-truth era has intensified concerns about how people evaluate information amid misinformation, emotional framing, identity-based claims, digital information overload, and increasingly acces...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
From showcase to negotiation: re-theorising E-portfolios as tools for systemic identity construction www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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From showcase to negotiation: re-theorising E-portfolios as tools for systemic identity construction
Electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) are widely used in higher education to develop graduate employability, yet employer scepticism towards them persists. This disconnect points to a fundamental th...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Predictors and impacts of financial insecurity among university students: associations with food insecurity, well-being, and academic outcomes in a national cross-sectional survey www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Predictors and impacts of financial insecurity among university students: associations with food insecurity, well-being, and academic outcomes in a national cross-sectional survey
Financial insecurity is a significant challenge for university students, affecting both wellbeing and study participation. Guided by a socio-ecological perspective, this study examines financial in...
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Juuso Henrik Nieminen @juusonieminen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Call for papers for a special issue in @herdjournal.bsky.social: Beyond grades! 📣 Guest edited by me and David Boud at @cradledeakin.bsky.social, this SI reaches beyond grades as the dominant way of representing what students can do in #HigherEducation think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The paradox of financial aid: exclusion, discipline, and the reproduction of inequality in higher education www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
From landscapes to flowscapes: prospects for space and place in higher education www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Call for papers for a special issue of Higher Education Research & Development - "Beyond Grades" Editors: @JuusoNieminen.bsky.social & David Boud, @CradleDeakin.bsky.social Manuscripts 1 March 2027 → think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... #HigherEducation #Grades #Grading #StudentAchievement
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Navigating academic identity: an autoethnographic study of culturally and linguistically diverse teacher educators in Australia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Navigating academic identity: an autoethnographic study of culturally and linguistically diverse teacher educators in Australia
This autoethnographic study explores how three culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) teacher educators construct and navigate their academic identities within Australian higher education. Th...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
‘There are other people out there!’ Successful postgraduate peer groups and research communities at a New Zealand university www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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‘There are other people out there!’ Successful postgraduate peer groups and research communities at a New Zealand university
Recent research has highlighted the various benefits of postgraduate peer support, including timely degree completion. This article describes and considers an initiative that sought to manufacture...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
A cross-sectional investigation of university students’ mental health service awareness and use www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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A cross-sectional investigation of university students’ mental health service awareness and use
Given the growing number of university students with mental ill-health, we aimed to provide an overview of students’ awareness of mental health services, their mental health service use, barriers t...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Enhancing co-supervision practice by setting expectations in a structured discussion using a research-informed tool www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Enhancing co-supervision practice by setting expectations in a structured discussion using a research-informed tool
Team or co-supervision of doctoral students has been adopted by many universities in different parts of the world. This study focuses on a key aspect of this supervision model that is both a percei...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“To teach or not to teach” conundrum: developing students' teamwork skills via technology-supported self and peer assessment in collaborative group work www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“To teach or not to teach” conundrum: developing students' teamwork skills via technology-supported self and peer assessment in collaborative group work
Self and peer assessment have significant potential to address the challenges of collaborative group work and support the development of workplace-ready soft skills. Research emphatically demonstra...
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Wilfred Mijnhardt @wmijnhardt.bsky.social · 16/04/2022
Tacit knowledge and knowing are necessary conditions for impact. Towards a tacit knowledge model of research impact processes, focussing on the ‘how’ rather than the ‘what’ of research impact & types of engagements of management scholars &...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Enacting ‘Pedagogies of Kindness’ through attitudes of ‘Positive Regard’ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Enacting ‘Pedagogies of Kindness’ through attitudes of ‘Positive Regard’
Educators have embraced a new literature on ‘Pedagogies of Kindness’ rooted in feminist scholarly practices. However, determining how to enact nebulous Pedagogies of Kindness requires careful preci...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Advancing programmatic assessment in dietetics through a multi-institutional community of practice www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Advancing programmatic assessment in dietetics through a multi-institutional community of practice
Programmatic assessment has gained momentum in health professions education for its potential to address challenges in competency-based education. Yet, little is known about how to create the cultu...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
‘Left with a title but nothing else’: the challenges of embedding professional recognition schemes for teachers within higher education institutions www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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‘Left with a title but nothing else’: the challenges of embedding professional recognition schemes for teachers within higher education institutions
With increasing moves globally towards the professionalisation of teaching in Higher Education, there is growing interest in the role of accredited professional recognition schemes that provide pro...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Self-promotion on social media: the emotional experiences of Hong Kong PhD students www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Self-promotion on social media: the emotional experiences of Hong Kong PhD students
This study investigates the emotional experiences of a group of Hong Kong PhD students as they navigate promotional labour on social media for academic and professional purposes. Employing a narrat...
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Wilfred Mijnhardt @wmijnhardt.bsky.social · 09/07/2019
A general impact model of inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes framework and tool for non-economic research impact measurement; A proposed new impact outcome measures: what, how and who? via @ProfVMitchell doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2019.15903…
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Self-directed learning in silence: graduate students’ navigation of AI use in academic contexts www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Self-directed learning in silence: graduate students’ navigation of AI use in academic contexts
This qualitative study, conducted in Türkiye, explores graduate students’ perceptions of and experiences with artificial intelligence (AI) tools in higher education contexts. While AI technologies ...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Enhancing co-supervision practice by setting expectations in a structured discussion using a research-informed tool www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Enhancing co-supervision practice by setting expectations in a structured discussion using a research-informed tool
Team or co-supervision of doctoral students has been adopted by many universities in different parts of the world. This study focuses on a key aspect of this supervision model that is both a percei...
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Wilfred Mijnhardt @wmijnhardt.bsky.social · 16/08/2022
Broadening academia: an epistemic shift towards relationality. Making the case for a role of the academy in engaging with knowledges from outside Western paradigms; and translating those knowledges to diverse audiences. doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2022.20876…
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Dr Cammi Murrup-Stewart @cmurrupstewart.bsky.social · 08/10/2022
Here's an insight into some of the work @IHMonash have been doing! Growing Indigenous graduates in the health professions: a case study in decentralised student selection and engagement www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080…
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
‘There are other people out there!’ Successful postgraduate peer groups and research communities at a New Zealand university www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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‘There are other people out there!’ Successful postgraduate peer groups and research communities at a New Zealand university
Recent research has highlighted the various benefits of postgraduate peer support, including timely degree completion. This article describes and considers an initiative that sought to manufacture...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Shifting sands: navigating being academic in an evolving sector www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Shifting sands: navigating being academic in an evolving sector
The evolution of the higher education sector has included a strong focus on academic performance despite increasing workloads and employment precarity, with COVID-19 further disrupting traditional ...
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Dr Cammi Murrup-Stewart @cmurrupstewart.bsky.social · 09/10/2022
Love it when allies do the work! “We still have a lot to learn”: non-Indigenous educator perspectives on teaching Indigenous health www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080… @IHMonash
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Shifting the blame in higher education – social inclusion and deficit discourses www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Shifting the blame in higher education – social inclusion and deficit discourses
The principles of social inclusion have been embraced by institutions across the higher education sector but their translation into practice through pedagogy is not readily apparent. This paper exa...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Against the corrosive language of Corpspeak in the contemporary university www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Against the corrosive language of Corpspeak in the contemporary university
Many universities today are businesses, embracing the priorities and values of any other consumerist enterprise. There is an argument that, insofar as the phenomenon of marketisation is a function ...
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Dr Garry Cooper @nurseeverafter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Insightful blog on the use of autoethnographies in higher education, highlighting their potential and the risks involved. Explores legal and social considerations across diverse experiences. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
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Has it become too risky to undertake autoethnographies in higher education?
Autoethnographic accounts can be powerful indictments of unjust social and organisational structures in higher education. However, Margaret Merga suggests, particularly in the context of Australian…
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Joining forces: developing postgraduate education for teachers through university–municipality collaboration www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Joining forces: developing postgraduate education for teachers through university–municipality collaboration
This article explores the collaboration between a university and a municipality in developing and delivering a postgraduate programme for in-service teachers. The collaboration was unusual because ...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
‘Taking your mob with you’: giving voice to the experiences of Indigenous Australian postgraduate students www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Navigating academic identity: an autoethnographic study of culturally and linguistically diverse teacher educators in Australia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Navigating academic identity: an autoethnographic study of culturally and linguistically diverse teacher educators in Australia
This autoethnographic study explores how three culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) teacher educators construct and navigate their academic identities within Australian higher education. Th...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
From tool to trait: AI-use disclosure elevates university students’ evaluations of teachers’ intellectual humility www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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From tool to trait: AI-use disclosure elevates university students’ evaluations of teachers’ intellectual humility
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly entering teaching activities in higher education as an important tool that complements human instruction. Prior research has shown that teachers’ AI-use...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Community voices in university-community engagement in Africa www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Community voices in university-community engagement in Africa
Research on university-community engagement has gained traction in recent years globally. Yet, despite that growth of scholarship, no previous study in Africa has abridged the community partners’ v...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
From aspiration to disillusionment: understanding the reconfiguration of Chinese doctoral students’ academic aspirations www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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From aspiration to disillusionment: understanding the reconfiguration of Chinese doctoral students’ academic aspirations
This study examines underlying mechanisms and processes through which Chinese doctoral students’ academic aspirations become unsettled and are reconsidered during doctoral training. Drawing on 54 s...
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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Developing a theory of change for addressing antisemitism in higher education Mali Rezaei & David Slucki, @MonashUniversity.bsky.social Open access → doi.org/10.1080/0729... #Antisemitism #HigherEducation #Universities
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