Student Orientation in Higher Education: Development of the Construct

Autor/in	Alnawas, Ibrahim
Titel	Student Orientation in Higher Education: Development of the Construct
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 69 (2015) 4, S.625-652 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-014-9794-1
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; College Students; Orientation; Formative Evaluation; Interviews; College Faculty; Reflection; Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Measures (Individuals); Test Validity; Test Reliability; Satisfaction; Reputation; Structural Equation Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Orientierung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fakultät; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse; Messdaten; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Zufriedenheit
Abstract	This paper argues that student orientation (SO) is a high order construct that should be measured formatively rather than reflectively. Using a discovery-oriented approach, conducted by supplementing educational and marketing literatures with in depth interviews from 23 academic staff in seven different universities, the authors identified three second-order formative constructs and one first-order reflective construct to measure the concept of SO. The study then developed a self-administrated survey to validate the four identified constructs that form SO. Through using rigours statistical analysis, the study confirms that the measurement instrument for SO is the 53-item which can be validly and reliably measured using the nine multi-item components of: Measuring and Adapting Teaching Practices, Promoting Best Teaching Practices, Assessment and Feedback, Adopting Outside-In-Approach, Student Engagement, Employer Engagement Initiatives, Intrafunctional Coordination, Interfunctional Coordination and Effective Personal Tutoring System. The effect of SO on student satisfaction and university reputation was also hypothesised and tested using a structural equation modelling (SmartPLS 2.0). (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01