scholarly journals Systematic Evaluation Model for Developing Sustainable World-Class Universities: An East Asian Perspective

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 837
Author(s):  
Meng-Chen Zhang ◽  
Bo-Wei Zhu ◽  
Chao-Meng Huang ◽  
Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Laboratory Method ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities

Due to the unbalance between Asian and Western countries in terms of higher education development and pressure from global competition, universities in several East Asian countries have striven to become world-class universities (WCUs) by actively assessing themselves using various global ranking systems and subsequently investing in key performance indicators. Numerous scholars have suggested that for these East Asian catch-up universities (EACUs), independently improving the elements related to high-weight indicators could produce short-term increases in ranking performance; however, this approach is not conducive to sustainable development. In addition, little is currently understood regarding sustainable development strategies for developing EACUs into WCUs. This study proposes a systematic evaluation model for self-assessment and the creation of strategies to transform EACUs into sustainable WCUs. The fuzzy Delphi method was used to determine criteria for a new evaluation framework, and the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory method was employed to construct the influential relationships among the criteria. Two cases were then selected to demonstrate the superiority of the model for creating sustainable development strategies for EACUs. This study provides a systematic perspective and a useful tool for decision-makers at EACUs to achieve sustainable development goals.

scholarly journals Textual analysis of university mission statements in East Asian world-class universities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keenan Daniel Manning
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
University Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
World Class ◽  
Asian Context ◽  
World Class Universities

PurposeThe management of higher education institutions (HEIs) is undergoing a period of rapid development around the world and particularly in Asia. Competing forces of neoliberal decentralisation, increased government oversight, internationalisation and regionalism are creating difficulties for managers and stakeholders alike. This paper aims to look at the ways in which universities have institutionalised their strategies for coping with these forces, in the form of their mission statements (MSs), particularly within an East Asian context.Design/methodology/approachSeveral major international university ranking tables were used to compile a list of “world class” institutions in East Asia. Those with available MSs in English were examined for reference to factors existing within the literature, as well as those which were not previously identified.FindingsEast Asian universities placed a high degree of emphasis on aspects related to university management, as well as social, cultural and historical foci. Far less emphasis was placed on aspects such as engagement of stakeholders and inclusion.Originality/valueThe paper draws on previous research from other regions and attempts to provide some insights into the particularities of higher education in East Asia from a management perspective.

scholarly journals Rough Set Theory Based Fuzzy TOPSIS on Serious Game Design Evaluation Framework

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Ho Su ◽  
Ken T.-K. Chen ◽  
Kuo-Kuang Fan
Keyword(s):  
Set Theory ◽  
Rough Set ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Rough Set Theory ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Design Evaluation ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi

This study presents a hybrid methodology for solving the serious game design evaluation in which evaluation criteria are based on meaningful learning, ARCS motivation, cognitive load, and flow theory (MACF) by rough set theory (RST) and experts’ selection. The purpose of this study tends to develop an evaluation model with RST based fuzzy Delphi-AHP-TOPSIS for MACF characteristics. Fuzzy Delphi method is utilized for selecting the evaluation criteria, Fuzzy AHP is used for analyzing the criteria structure and determining the evaluation weight of criteria, and Fuzzy TOPSIS is applied to determine the sequence of the evaluations. A real case is also used for evaluating the selection of MACF criteria design for four serious games, and both the practice and evaluation of the case could be explained. The results show that the playfulness (C24), skills (C22), attention (C11), and personalized (C35) are determined as the four most important criteria in the MACF selection process. And evaluation results of case study point out that Game 1 has the best score overall (Game 1 > Game 3 > Game 2 > Game 4). Finally, proposed evaluation framework tends to evaluate the effectiveness and the feasibility of the evaluation model and provide design criteria for relevant multimedia game design educators.

scholarly journals Toxic Academic Culture in East Asia

2016 ◽  
pp. 15-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Yang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Academic Culture ◽  
Free Inquiry ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities ◽  
Research Stage ◽  
Huge Investment

East Asian societies’ recent progress in higher education has been severely tarnished by a toxic academic culture. With the exception of Japan where academic culture has been substantially better developed, an academic culture that is based on meritocratic values, free inquiry, and competition is largely absent in East Asian societies. The rotten academic culture has casted a blight over East Asia’s ambitious aspiration to world-class universities, despite the region’s recent strides on the research stage and huge investment in higher education. 

scholarly journals A Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Evaluation Framework for Urban Sustainable Development

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Ming Wang ◽  
Hsiao-Han Peng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Urban Sustainable Development ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi

With the rapid transformations of living environments, urban sustainable development has become an important global issue for urban growth and management. In order to effectively implement urban sustainable development, it is necessary to establish an operational action model based on its nature. This study first clarifies the core value of urban quality of life (QOL), and proposes the corresponding concept of Life–City. A variety of factors may affect the content of Life–City, and when assessing the objectives of sustainable development, there are uncertain properties and value judgments. Therefore, Life–City evaluation is a fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis (FMCDA) problem. This study constructs the dimensions and the possible impact factors for urban QOL development. The fuzzy Delphi method (FDM) is employed to screen evaluation criteria and develop the overall evaluation framework. In order to effectively convert the subjective and perceptual issues in the framework into objective and quantitative processing, this study adopts the extent analysis method on fuzzy AHP (EAFAHP) to aggregate experts’ comments as empirical evaluation. The research results can convert the abstract concept of sustainability to the evaluation of Life–City specific operation, and serve as guidance for self-examination of current status and future policy development.

World-Class Universities in East Asian Countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Futao Huang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
East Asian ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Global University ◽  
World Class ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
World Class Universities

Since the start of the 21st century, the building of world-class universities has been viewed as an important and relevant means to enhance the quality of teaching and research, governance and management arrangements, and further internationalization of higher education in a growing number of countries. It is increasingly conceived as a top priority and the primary foundation for restructuring and reforming various higher education systems, especially in several East Asian countries and societies. Through implementing top-down national strategies featuring a concentration of resources in selected institutions, several East Asian countries, and especially China, have successfully established research-oriented universities and driven the rise of these universities in global university rankings. Despite numerous challenges, in the context of increased international competition in higher education worldwide, development initiatives that seek to form world-class universities are becoming more common, and this is particularly evident in the fierce competition between Asian countries.

Engaging Youth in Education for Sustainable Development: Strategies and Interventions

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khushgeet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Opportunities To Learn ◽  
The World

Although youth are often thought of as targets for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) programmes, they are also active partners in creating a more sustainable world and effective ESD programmes. Today, more than ever, young women and men are change-makers, building new realities for themselves and their communities. All over the world, youth are driving social change and innovation, claiming respect for their fundamental human rights and freedoms, and seeking new opportunities to learn and work together for a better future. The education sector is generally seen as the most appropriate forum for involving children and youth in sustainable development, and initiatives to this end have been adopted in many countries. The present paper puts forth such initiatives, interventions and strategies that can be undertaken to engage youth in education for sustainable development at the global as well as the local level.

The Kothari Saga (1965–85)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.V. Vaidyanatha Ayyar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Central Government ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Constitutional Amendment ◽  
Educational Discourse ◽  
Congress Party ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities ◽  
National Policy On Education

This chapter outlines the exceptional composition of the landmark Kothari Commission, and its blend of idealism and realism. It offers a succinct account of the recommendations of the Kothari Commission, and the ferocious opposition to its recommendations regarding elementary and higher education, language policy, and the establishment of world class universities. It presents a candid critique of its recommendation that has become a hardy perennial of Indian educational discourse, namely that Government allocate at least 6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to education. It gives a crisp account of Independent India’s first National Policy on Education (1968). It also outlines the Constitutional Amendment of 1978 which made education a ‘concurrent subject’, and the educational initiatives of the short lived Janata Government (1976–8), India’s first non-Congress Party Central Government. It also outlines the key role played by J.P Naik in the Kothari Commission and Janata Government and evolution of his thinking.

scholarly journals Research ethics: a profile of retractions from world class universities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Lievore ◽  
Priscila Rubbo ◽  
Celso Biynkievycz dos Santos ◽  
Claudia Tânia Picinin ◽  
Luiz Alberto Pilatti
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities
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