Discovering the Arising and Fading Issues of Higher Education through Content Analysis of Publications

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süphan NASIRIstanbul University

Higher Education Journals

Search «Higher Education» in the journal title through major electronic databases

Review reveals 57 journals about Higher Education

Taylor & Francis – 14 Wiley Group-6

Higher Education Journals Higher Education Recruitment & Retention

in HE Black Issues in HE Innovative HE Journal of Hispanic HE Int. Journal of

Sustainability in HE Women in HE Internet & HE

Taylor & Francis

Higher Education In EuropeHigher Education Research & DevelopmentJournal of Continuing Higher EducationJournal of Further And Higher EducationJournal of Geography In Higher EducationJournal of Marketing For Higher EducationPerspectives: Policy And Practice In Higher EducationQuality In Higher EducationQuest (National Association For Physical Education In Higher Education)

Assessment & Evaluation In Higher EducationJournal of Higher Education Policy And ManagementStudies In Higher EducationTeaching In Higher Education

Yükseköğretim Dergisi (Journal of Higher Education)

• Editors-in-Chief:– Prof. Dr. Yunus Söylet– Prof. Dr. Recep Öztürk

• Associate Editors– Prof. Dr. Salih M. Akkın– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süphan Nasır

• Published since 2011• Published by Higher Education

Strategy and Research Association (YÖSAD)

• Open access• Published three times• English-Turkish

Yükseköğretim Dergisi (Journal of Higher Education)

• 13 Articles published in 2011• 22 Articles published in 2012• 21 Articles published in 2013• A total of 56 Articles published

between 2011-2013

Yükseköğretim Dergisi (Journal of Higher Education)

86 Submissions

35 of them written in English

21 of them comes from abroad

UK USABrazil BulgariaIreland GermanyIran IndiaUAE UgandaNetherlands

Acceptance rate is approx. 75%

Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi (Journal of Higher Education and

Science)

• Editor-in-Chief:– Şükrü Oğuz Özdamar

• Published since 2011• Published by Bülent Ecevit

Üniversitesi• Open access• Published three times

Yükseköğretim Dergisi (Journal of Higher Education and Science)

• 25 Articles published in 2011• 37 Articles published in 2012• 31 Articles published in 2013• A total of 93 Articles published

between 2010-2013 • 1 special issues about:

– Re-Structuring in Higher Education & Law of Turkish Higher Education

Yükseköğretim Dergisi (Journal of Higher Education and Science)

• Most appeared topics are:• Approx. 35% is related with

Education System– 40% is related with Quality

assurance system, Accreditation, Qualifications

– 15% is related with Graduate Studies

• Approx. 20% is related with Re-structuring of Universities

• Students in HE, Scholars in HE, Evolution of HE are equally distributed approx. 10%

LEARNING AND TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: GULF PERSPECTIVES

• Peer reviewed journal published by Zayed University Press,

• Editor-in-Chief Dr. David Palfreyman, Zayed University• Scope of journal deals with all learning and teaching

issues in HE in the Persian/Arabian Gulf region.• Published twice yearly• Open access• Published by Zayed University Press, since 2010

LEARNING AND TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: GULF PERSPECTIVES

• 6 Articles published in 2010, • 6 Articles published in 2011• 8 Articles published in 2012, • 13 Articles published in 2013• A total of 33 Articles published between 2010-2013 • 2 special issues about:

– GENDER IN HIGHER LEARNING AND TEACHING IN THE ARAB GULF

– MOBILE LEARNING: GULF PERSPECTIVES

Higher Education Issues in the USA

• Review the articles published in Journal of Higher Education in order to identify the trends, transformation and issues of HE over the past 3 decades

• Journal of HE was founded in 1930• The period of analysis is from 1980 to 2010 and a

total of 882 articles reviewed. • Content of the articles published in this journal

can give an idea about the contemporary issues and themes that are popular during a given period.

Theme Analysis of 882 Articles for the Period of 1980-2010*

*Nasır, Süphan ve Avunduk, Z. B. (2011). " The Evolution And Transformation Of Higher Education: A Content Analysis Of Articles Published In Journal Of Higher Education", "Uluslararası Yükseköğretim Kongresi: Yeni Yönelişler ve Sorunlar (UYK-2011)", 27-29 Mayıs İstanbul.

Change and Trend Analysis of HE Themes Over The Past Three Decades*

*Nasır, Süphan ve Avunduk, Z. B. (2011). " The Evolution And Transformation Of Higher Education: A Content Analysis Of Articles Published In Journal Of Higher Education", "Uluslararası Yükseköğretim Kongresi: Yeni Yönelişler ve Sorunlar (UYK-2011)", 27-29 Mayıs İstanbul.

Change and Trend Analysis of HE Themes Over The Past Three Decades

Change and Trend Analysis of HE Themes Over The Past Three Decades

Comparison of HE Issues of USA-Turkey –Arabian Gulf Region

USAUSA Arabian-Gulf RegionArabian-Gulf Region TurkeyTurkey

Journal of HE Learning & Teaching in HE Gulf Perspectives

Yükseköğretim Dergisi

• Students in HE (30%)• Scholars in HE (20%)• Learninig & Teaching (12%)•Management& Administration in HE (12%)• Evolution of HE (10%)• Research & Developmnet (5%)

• Technology Adoption in Learning and Teaching• Teaching & learning in English/non-native language• Learning styles to improve students’ skills

• Learning & Teaching (30%)• Evolution of HE (20%)•Management & Administration in HE (15%)• Restructuring of HE (15%)• Research & Development (15%)

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Competitive Strategy: Service Profit Chain

Figure Service Profit ChainSource: Adapted from Heskett, J. L., Jones, T.O., Loveman, G. W., Sasser, W. E. & Schlesinger, L. A. (2008). Putting the service-profit chain to work. Harvard business review, July-August, 118-129

Service Profit Chain for HE: Focus on Delivering Excellent Student

Experience

Figure Service Profit ChainSource: Adapted from Heskett, J. L., Jones, T.O., Loveman, G. W., Sasser, W. E. & Schlesinger, L. A. (2008). Putting the service-profit chain to work. Harvard business review, July-August, 118-129

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