A systematic review of global forestry higher education: trends, challenges, and opportunities
A systematic review of global forestry higher education: trends, challenges, and opportunities
Graduate Student Name:
Pipiet Larasatie
Email Address:
Faculty mentor/Supervisor:
Eric Hansen
Email Address (Faculty mentor/Supervisor):
Department Affiliation:
Wood Science & Engineering
Job Location:
Not specific (can be done anywhere as long as there is internet connection)
Description of project or research opportunity:
Forestry higher education faces significant changes due to globalization, digitalization, and changing societal demands. Low enrolment and underrepresentation of women and minority are only a couple major problems that are currently identified.
Utilizing systematic literature review, this project aims to investigate trends, challenges as well as opportunities that forestry universities have, especially in the period of disruptive era, such as 2020’s Corvid-19 and 2008’s Great Recession.
Tasks student will perform:
- Data collection (collecting peer-reviewed articles via Web of Science and Google Scholar)
- Data analysis (utilizing NVivo software)
(No experience needed - will be taught during the mentorship)
Special skills required:
- Data management
- Able to work independently as well as a team player
- Good communication
Proposed dates of employment (must be between June 19 and September 4):
Monday, June 15, 2020 to Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Anticipated hours worked per week:
20