scholarly journals Study of Nursing Mothers

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kolawole Kazeem
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Time Out ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Nursing Mothers ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Learning Stress

The participation of women in a higher education program depends on the extent to which the program takes into consideration the special needs of women—issues that have long plagued women’s participation in education programs. In this study, we found that issues like childcare have not received any special consideration in the delivery of part-time higher education programs. This paper argues that university administration should review its present arrangements with regard to the participation of nursing mothers, for example, in part-time academic work. Efforts should be made to make daily academic activities nursing-mother friendly—reviewing the timetable to provide baby time-out and allowing for fewer daily academic activities; providing adequate daycare for children; and providing special counseling to alleviate the childcare and learning stress faced by nursing mothers.

Women’s Participation in Higher Education in India: An Analysis Across Major States

2021 ◽  
pp. 097370302110300
Author(s):  
Sanghita Ghosh ◽  
Amit Kundu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Enrolment Ratio ◽  
Participation In Higher Education

Women’s participation in higher education is an important pathway towards gender equality in economy and society. This article examines their participation levels in higher education across major Indian states and explores the underlying factors in the disparity between states. It employs two indicators, namely, Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of Females and Gender Parity Index (GPI) to measure the absolute and relative participation of women in the higher education, from 2011 to 2019. The comparative statistical analysis of these parameters for the 16 major states shows that they perform poorly in postgraduation and technical education courses. However, they are better placed in GPI at undergraduation level. Further, they appear to be moving towards gender parity with recent increases in enrolment of girls in higher education. On the basis of fixed-effect panel data regression, it is found that significant share of female teachers, higher per capita state domestic product (a proxy for per-capita income) and availability of colleges and girls’ hostels are playing important roles to contributing to the GER of females and GPI in higher education in India.

Financing Distance Education in a Time of Economic Challenge

2011 ◽  
pp. 315-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Moore Rhodes ◽  
Willie Ennis ◽  
Mindy Crain-Dorough ◽  
Michael D. Richardson ◽  
Tak C. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Demographic Shift ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Older Adult Learners

This chapter examines marketing messages that may persuade older adult learners to enroll in online higher education programs. It builds on a theoretical framework of the factors in adults’ decisions to enroll in higher education programs. A demographic shift has been occurring that will influence the population targeted for academic online educational opportunities. Baby Boomers are becoming older adults, defined as those over the age of 60, and it is projected that these individuals will remain in educational, social service, managerial, and customer service positions past the traditional age of retirement. Yet marketing strategies used by institutions of higher education may be neglecting this population, who will require additional educational opportunities to obtain credentials needed for workplace opportunities (Willis, 2006; Stokes, 2006). In addition, older adult learners do not have time to devote to long educational experiences and must move through the system as quickly as possible, often attending only part time to accommodate work and family needs.

Increasing access and support for emergency management higher education programs

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol L. Cwiak, JD, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Dimensional Analysis ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Growth Data ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Support Relationships

The number of emergency management higher education programs has grown dramatically since 1994 when the FEMA Higher Education Program was created to propagate and support such growth. Data collected annually since 2007 from emergency management higher education programs shows that these programs face some consistent challenges. These challenges were coupled with annual data on program access and support indicators via dimensional analysis to answer the questions: To what extent are the challenges linked to a lack of access or support? If there is linkage, what can be gleaned from these linkages that can help address the challenges through improving access and support? The analysis showed that lack of access to funding and resources, and lack of support from partner organizations, has an impact on emergency management higher education. Discussion of that impact is followed with detailed recommendations that are focused on strengthening both internal and external access and support relationships for emergency management higher education programs.

scholarly journals Quality and Compliance in Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in the Field of Real Estate Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-36
Author(s):  
Intra Lūce
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Short Cycle ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Estate Management ◽  
Real Estate Management

Abstract The article deals with the concept of quality and compliance in the context of the short-cycle professional higher education (SCHE) program in the field of real estate management. The article highlights the role of graduates and employers in assessing the quality and compliance and surveys of students as well. The surveys of students, graduates and employers and the analysis of legislation allow assessing the quality and compliance of SCHE study program in real estate management. Currently, in Latvia, the qualification of a house manager can be obtained at three accredited higher education institutions, studying in a short-cycle professional higher education program, which, in accordance with European Qualifications Framework (EQF), is the first-level professional higher education program. The article will mainly focus on the quality and compliance of the house managers’ professional qualification acquisition in short-cycle higher education programs in Latvia. Data analysis, synthesis and logical construction methods have been used in this article.

Women’s Participation in the Public Domain Under Human Rights Law: Towards a Participatory Equality Paradigm Shift

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Rubio-Marín
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Quotas ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Private Governance ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Full Diversity ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
Participation Of Women

This chapter explores how human rights law has contributed to the shift towards participatory gender equality by legitimating the adoption of quotas and parity mechanisms to ensure women’s equal participation in decision-making. Since the adoption of CEDAW, human rights law has moved away from formal equality notions that simply affirm women’s equal political rights. Instead, we see growing endorsement of substantive equality doctrines that validate the adoption of gender quotas, initially as temporary special measures to ensure women equal opportunities, and, more recently, as permanent measures targeting the gender-balanced composition of an ever-expanding range of public and private governance bodies. The chapter explores how human rights law connects this participatory turn to issues of pluralism, calling attention to the need for public bodies to represent the full diversity of the population, and calling on state parties to increase the participation of women from ethnic minorities, indigenous groups, and religious minorities.

“Where is Our Space Within this Ivory Tower?” The Teaching Experiences of Black Women Faculty in Education Programs

2021 ◽  
pp. 194277512110022
Author(s):  
Tomika L. Ferguson ◽  
Risha R. Berry ◽  
Jasmine D. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Women Faculty ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Culturally Relevant Practices ◽  
Black Women Faculty

Black women faculty represent a small percentage of full-time faculty in higher education and are often invisible, marginalized, and expected to perform duties beyond teaching, research, and service. Yet, their success in higher education positions them as possibility models for change on their campuses. The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences of three Black women faculty who teach in graduate education programs. Specifically, we examined how teaching using culturally relevant practices may cause Black women faculty to negotiate their identity within higher education organizational structures. Using a theoretical framework informed by Black feminism and the Culturally Relevant Leadership Learning Model, three salient themes were identified: roles and responsibilities, resistance, and limitations within the academy. Implications for practice include the creation of identity specific support for Black women faculty and attention be given to faculty and student readiness prior to engaging in culturally relevant practices beyond critical self-reflection.

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