Higher Education Research

Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2019

  • A First Approach to Distance Education for the Teaching of Business English in the Superior School of Energy and Mining

    Dora Troitiño Díaz

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2019
    Pages: 26-29
    Received: Mar. 26, 2019
    Accepted: May 09, 2019
    Published: Jun. 04, 2019
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    Abstract: This paper aims at giving a general overview of the steps followed to implement the distance course for business English teaching in this school. There is an ever-increasing demand for English teaching and learning activities in Cuba as worldwide. The directors, managers, buyers and specialist from different branches of the Ministry of Energy and M... Show More
  • The Challenges Facing Ceramic Industries in Ghana: Its Impact on Ceramic Education in Ghana

    Kofi Asante-Kyei

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2019
    Pages: 30-35
    Received: Apr. 01, 2019
    Accepted: May 09, 2019
    Published: Jun. 05, 2019
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    Abstract: Of late, there have been challenges facing the Ceramic Industry in Ghana that are affecting the study of ceramics in Ghanaian ceramic education, especially tertiary education. Therefore, this study seeks to examine and discuss the impact of the challenges of Ghana’s ceramic industry on ceramic education in Ghana. The population of the study compris... Show More
  • The Cultivation of Undergraduates with Applied Abilities in Four-year Program Applied Universities in China

    Li Zhitao

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2019
    Pages: 36-41
    Received: Apr. 17, 2019
    Accepted: Jun. 10, 2019
    Published: Jun. 25, 2019
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    Abstract: This paper explores how undergraduates with applied abilities can be cultivated. After a review of traditional educational concepts in research-oriented universities, the paper qualitatively and quantitatively analyzes the backgrounds of the cultivation of undergraduates with applied abilities in applied universities. Based on the theory of Outcome... Show More
  • Motivating College Students: Evidence from 20 Years of Anonymous Student Evaluations

    Steven B. Oppenheimer

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2019
    Pages: 42-45
    Received: May 12, 2019
    Accepted: Jun. 15, 2019
    Published: Jun. 26, 2019
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    Abstract: The career outcomes of hundreds of college students, mostly biology majors, mentored by U.S. Presidential Awardee (PAESMEM) Steven Oppenheimer, over a 47 year period, at California State University, Northridge, were tracked and recorded. The motivational strategies that putatively helped lead to these career outcomes were gleaned from 20 years of a... Show More