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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Digital agriculture: implications for the agricultural labour market

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478)
The advent of digital technologies and their subsequent integration in the agricultural sector has had mixed implications for various stakeholders. However, while studies on the benefits and challenges of digital transformation abound, there is limited scholarly attention on the impact of digital transformation in the agricultural labour market.
openaire   +1 more source

Academic misconduct appeal services in China: Platform logics, self‐platformization and implications for integrity education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Academic misconduct appeal services have quietly emerged within China's education marketplace, with commercial agencies promoting themselves on social media to assist international students facing misconduct hearings. While existing research on academic integrity has emphasized prevention and detection, far less attention has been paid to what
Gengyan Tang, Sarah Elaine Eaton, Wei Cai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘A double‐edged tool’: A psychological needs perspective of generative AI and postgraduate international students' engagement in UK higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The integration of generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) in higher education is reshaping student engagement, yet its impact on postgraduate international students remains underexplored. This study examines how generative AI shapes postgraduate international students' engagement through a psychological needs perspective.
Olatunji David Adekoya, Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi, Chima Mordi, Peculiar Samuel, Hoang Nguyen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Publicly funded private schools and academic achievement: A comparative analysis of PISA data in European countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya, Léonard Moulin, Denis Fougère   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of authorised, unauthorised and persistent absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using linked administrative data, the analysis focuses on secondary school stages S1–S6 in three academic years.
Silvia Behrens, Morag Treanor, Patricio Troncoso, Bethany Lee‐Shield, Emma Russell, Lee Williamson, Cecilia Macintyre   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Social capital and employability development among Chinese Mainland undergraduates in Hong Kong: An exploration of network dynamics, structural constraints and agentic practices

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Bourdieu's sociological concept of social capital highlights its significance in enabling individuals to access other forms of capital for personal advantage. In the literature on university students' employability, particularly that concerning international and non‐local students, social capital is widely recognised as a key asset, alongside ...
Fang Gao, Thanh Pham
wiley   +1 more source

University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source