scholarly journals Discovering Higher Education Institutions before Solerno

10.28945/3892 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 195-205
Author(s):  
Crystal R Chambers

Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript is to bring communities of learners before Solerno, Bologna, and Paris from the margin to the center of history of higher education discourse. Background: Most history of higher education coursework in the global west begins with institutions of higher learning in western Europe – Solerno, Bologna, and Paris. However, this tradition discounts the histories of higher education particularly of institutions in the global east, which predate European models Methodology: The author brings these communities of learners from the margins to the center of higher education histories by way of historical overview. Contribution: In so doing, the author informs scholar instructors of ancient higher education from a more globalized perspective. Findings: The major finding of this work is that there is a history of higher education prior to the rise of institutions in the global west. Recommendations for Practitioners: From this work, history of higher education coursework in the global west should be adjusted to include acknowledgement as well as greater exploration of ancient higher education institutions as part of our collective global under-standing of the history of higher education. Future Research: This work more broadly identifies for open exploration of ancient higher education institutions.

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-38
Author(s):  
Nancy M. Sheehan

This paper relates the changes that have occurred in historiography over the last couple of decades to the present state of writing on the history of higher education in Canada. The existing bibliography has laid the groundwork and the 'new' history offers the means by which the complex relationships between society and institutions of higher learning can be synthesized. A few examples of the kinds of questions that need to be asked and of some assumptions that need analysis are given. By looking at all phases of universities - professors, students, women, administrative and academic matters; by using quantitative as well as qualitative research techniques; by consulting government, church, local and business sources as well as university material; and by analyzing and critiquing the newer historians of higher education can help Canadians understand the traditions and mores of individual institutions as well as the collective impact of higher education on the society.


2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-340
Author(s):  
Kate Rousmaniere

AbstractThis essay examines the history of what is commonly called the town-gown relationship in American college towns in the six decades after the Second World War. A time of considerable expansion of higher education enrollment and function, the period also marks an increasing detachment of higher education institutions from their local communities. Once closely tied by university offices that advised the bulk of their students in off-campus housing, those bonds between town and gown began to come apart in the 1970s, due primarily to legal and economic factors that restricted higher education institutions’ outreach. Given the importance of off-campus life to college students, over half of whom have historically lived off campus, the essay argues for increased research on college towns in the history of higher education.


Author(s):  
MOHD AFIQ RIDHWAN TARMIZU ◽  
BALAMURALITHARA BALAKRISHAN ◽  
MUHAMMAD FADHIL WONG ABDULLAH

Nowadays, the creative industry is rapidly developing with various technologies and creativity moving forward. However, problems and issues involving ethical aspects are still often seen on social media, television and print media, it clearly shows the lack of values and ethical aspects of the individual in the production of designs. Therefore, this study is conducted to propose the guidelines on ethical education design for creative industry programs in the institutions of higher learning. The objective of this study is to evaluate students' behavior towards design ethics among students of higher education institutions, evaluate teaching practices implemented by educators of higher education institutions as well as to assess challenges related to design ethics faced by creative industry professionals in submitting proposal regarding ethical education guidelines for creative industry programs. This study uses quantitative method which is the survey method in which questionnaires are distributed to respondents. For the sampling of studies, which is stratified sampling that refers to individual specific characteristic features in terms of his/her involvement in the creative industry. The numbers of respondents were 164 for the students, 108 respondents for the teaching staff and 89 respondents were from creative industry professionals. The findings of this study that are based on the mean value and standard deviation from the data collected through the survey study, show that students' behavior on ethical aspects is an important aspect of design ethics. Meanwhile, for the lecturers, the teaching practices implemented show that ethical aspects are a crucial element in the teaching sessions. Next, for the creative industry professionals, ethical aspects are considered as an important element in facing the challenges regarding design ethics. This is explained through the findings of students, lecturers and creative industry professionals through high recorded mean value. Therefore, it is clear that ethical aspects are a vital element to these three groups. Thus, a guideline on ethical education design for creative industry programs in institutions of higher learning is produced through the findings. Hence, this study provides a module on design ethics education that can be practiced in creative industry programs in Institutions of Higher Learning in Malaysia.


2018 ◽  
pp. 1015-1041
Author(s):  
Monsuru Babatunde Muraina

Organisational justice improves overall organisational effectiveness, prudency, efficacy and efficiency. Previous studies examined the relationship between organisational justice and job satisfaction in manufacturing companies. This study therefore x-rayed the quality control and standards of organisational justice in Nigerian higher education: the roles and interplay of various agencies. To do this, efforts were made to examine the concept, types and models of organisational justice. A brief history of higher education in Nigeria was discussed as well as the principles of organisational justice within the context of education, empirical studies on the link among organisational justice, job satisfaction, organisational commitment and turnover intention were reviewed and the roles of various agencies in ensuring quality and standards of organisational justice in Nigerian higher education. It was therefore recommended that there should be regular and periodic workshops, conferences, seminars and symposium for the heads of the various institutions of higher learning with a view to gearing them on the relevance of organisational justice in the effective management and administration of higher educational institutions.


Author(s):  
Ndwakhulu Stephen Tshishonga

The FeesMustFall campaign since October 2015 has grown to be one of the biggest movements ever witnessed in the history of South African student politics. Similarly to the struggle waged by 1976 youth against the dominance of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction, FMF challenges the current government and universities to provide free, quality, and decolonized higher education. Considering the slow pace of economic growth, the realization of free and quality education might be an impossible dream. Thus, dropping the fees seems to be a financial relieve to the poor students, but not the panacea to challenges faced by institutions of higher learning. FMF movement challenges both the government and ANC leadership to walk the talk by implementing policies and resolutions taken to transform higher education from declining. The question is, What are the costs and benefit of free education as advocated through FeesMustFall campaign? Can South Africa afford sustainable free education without compromising other areas of need?


Author(s):  
Mufaro Dzingirai

To survive in a highly-competitive higher education sector, institutions of higher learning are focusing on quality management principles. Therefore, a strong need emerges for a deeper understanding of quality management. Despite a substantial, growing interest from scholars, policymakers, and educationalists in quality management as a common phenomenon in higher education, many obstacles remain in the implementation process. This chapter captures the worldwide quality issues and a controversy related to implementation of quality management in higher education, identifies the barriers for successful implementation of quality management in higher education, reviews the key barriers that deter the efforts to effectively execute quality management in higher education so that quality management strategies can be formulated by the top management and policymakers accordingly, and presents directions for future research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Mamoeletsi Limakatso Mojalefa

Incidences of industrial actions, which have frequently paralyzed learning at most of the educational institutions, are frequent in Lesotho. Despite the safeguards for collective bargaining in Lesotho, the incidences of industrial actions at higher institutions of learning in Lesotho are still common. The study was conducted to investigate the factors which contribute to industrial conflict at the National University of Lesotho. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the participants’ unionism experiences, semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. This study reveals that lack of transparency, inconsistent application of policies, lack of communication, lack of motivation, poor salaries, bias as well as poor working conditions are some of the factors that cause strikes at the institutions of higher learning in Lesotho.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Kenneth M Cramer ◽  
Hyein Yoo ◽  
Dana Manning

The present study examined the 2017 Times Higher Education annual rankings for Japanese institutions of higher learning. Based on the analytic model as mapped out previously using Canadian data, we offered a similar protocol for the top 100 institutions of higher education in Japan. Three analyses showed that: (a) overall rank correlated with individual index ranks for 9 of the 13 indices, (b) the schools appearing among the top institutions overall ranked significantly better on 8 of the 13 indices compared to schools appearing among the bottom institutions overall, and (c) schools were empirically grouped into four meaningful families or clusters whose constituent members shared a comparable profile of indices. We offer a juxtaposition of the present results to annual evaluations from Canada’s institutions of higher learning. The wider implications include an international comparison of institutions of higher learning, a proposed analysis protocol that Japanese education administrations may further pursue, and a categorical breakdown of educational institutions in Japan. Directions for future research are outlined.


Author(s):  
Felipe Barbosa Ferronato

Este artigo se relaciona com a dissertação intitulada Interfaces entre avaliação institucional e gestão de instituições de ensino superior: um estudo a partir do Sinaes. A lei n. 10.861 de 2004, que instituiu o Sistema Nacional de Avaliação da Educação Superior - Sinaes - e suas adaptações posteriores apresenta um modelo implícito de administração destinado às instituições de ensino superior ao indicar ações e estratégias para a gestão, compondo indicadores para a avaliação final. Com a institucionalização do Sinaes a avaliação passou a ocupar centralidade na política de regulação da oferta, qualidade e expansão da educação superior a partir de indicadores. A questão desta pesquisa se concentrou na centralidade ocupada pela avaliação como fornecedora de indicadores para fins de regulação. O objetivo central foi identificar e analisar as interfaces das dimensões do Sinaes com as dimensões da Administração, tomando como amparo teórico a teoria de gestão de Drucker (2012). A pesquisa é de natureza qualitativa e abordagem dialético-crítica, sem desconsiderar os aspectos quantitativos no processo de análise e discussão. Foi utilizada a pesquisa documental (Laville; Dione, 2009), considerando como material de análise instrumentos legais, impressos e eletrônicos, informações e dados consultados no MEC/Inep. Demonstrou-se que há uma nítida e forte relação do modelo avaliativo proposto pelo MEC, por meio do Sinaes, com a dimensão administrativa das instituições de ensino superior. As dimensões do processo de avaliação vão encontro das características do modelo de gestão (Drucker, 2012), principalmente, pelo foco das ações e estratégias no planejamento e nos resultados, sendo a avaliação inerente à administração, mas evidenciando a preocupação com o caráter humano que perpassa essas entidades, pois a realização de qualquer administração depende de resultados e são os resultados que transformam a gestão.Palavras-chave: administração, avaliação, gestão, Sinaes, regulação. INTERFACES BETWEEN INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A STUDY FROM SINAESAbstact This article is related to the dissertation entitled Interfaces between the institutional assessment and management of institutions of higher learning: a study of the Sinaes. Law 10,861 of 2004, which established the National System for Assessment of Higher Education - Sinaes - and its subsequent adaptations present an implicit model of administration aimed at institutions of higher learning, by indicating actions and strategies for their management, composing indicators for final assessment. With the institutionalization of the Sinaes, the assessment came to occupy a central position in the policy for regulating the supply, quality and expansion of higher education based on indicators. The question of this study is focused on the centrality occupied by the assessment as a supplier of indicators for purposes of regulation. The central objective is to identify and analyze the interfaces of the dimensions of the Sinaes with the dimensions of the public administration, based on the management theory of Drucker (2012). The study is qualitative in nature, with a dialectic-critical approach, without neglecting the quantitative aspects in the process of analysis and discussion. Documental research was used (Laville & Dione, 2009), considering as material for analysis legal instruments, in printed and electronic form, as well as information and data obtained from consulting the Ministry of Education/National Institute of Educational Studies - MEC/Inep. The results demonstrate a clear relationship between the assessment model proposed by the MEC, through the Sinaes, and the administrative dimension of the institutions of higher learning. The dimensions of the assessment process are in line with the characteristics of the management model considered (Drucker, 2012), mainly the focus on actions and strategies for planning and their results. This assessment is inherent in public administration, but there is worry over the human character of these entities, because the performance of any management act depends on results, and it is the results that transform management. Key-words: administration, assessment, management, Sinaes, regulation.


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