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...

There is a growing interest in transformative learning in higher education as it provides a unique lens for understanding how to prepare students to think creatively and act purposefully in shaping...

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…

This study investigated how Chinese first-year undergraduate students engaged in blended learning and the factors that influenced their engagement in EMI transnational universities in China. The mi...

This study examines the career pathways and identity formation of early career researchers (ECRs) within higher education (HE) studies. We understand HE studies as a field of study in which HE is t...

This study analyses the motivations of graduates with disabilities at German universities for enrolling in higher education (HE), the factors influencing their choice of institution and programme, ...

While relational pedagogy is widely acknowledged to foster student engagement and belonging, its implications for educator wellbeing remain underexplored. This qualitative study explores how academ...

This scoping review aimed to map the literature to explore the experiences of international academics in relation to leadership. Underpinned by best practice standards in the conduct and reporting ...

To reach the position of associate professor in Australian universities through internal promotion, aspiring academics need to demonstrate specific experience, knowledge and skills typically associ...

Escape room games have been increasingly used in higher education to promote interactive and engaging student learning. We sought to identify how escape room games used in three distinct discipline...

This study, based on conservation of resources (CORs) theory, explores how undergraduates’ future time perspective (FTP) affects their perception of future job insecurity (FJI). It also examines ho...

A systematic literature review was conducted to identify and synthesise the current evidence base for best practice in trauma-informed pedagogy in higher education. A search was conducted using rel...

This paper systematically reviews the literature from 2002 to 2022 on the evolving roles of academics within universities, focusing on the impact of the third mission – i.e., societal engagement – ...

A sense of belonging can have many benefits for higher education (HE) students, including increased persistence, motivation, engagement, academic achievement, and psychological wellbeing. However, ...

The number of students with disabilities participating in higher education contrasts with their lower success rates in the graduate job market. This study explored the pre-work-integrated learning ...

This study explored how co-creating academic writing support with students can disrupt deficit-based models that position them as remedial cases. Drawing on critical pedagogy, democratic education,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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…

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...

Volume 45, Issue 7 of Higher Education Research & Development

Scholarly concern about academic integrity has repeatedly intensified during periods of technological change that reshape how knowledge is accessed, reproduced, and demonstrated. Across successive ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This autoethnographic study explores how three culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) teacher educators construct and navigate their academic identities within Australian higher education. Th...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...