Do students really engage with their skills development in the context of widening participation? An institutional case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-63
Author(s):  
Ufuk Alpsahin Cullen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Widening Participation ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Career Plans ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Minority Ethnic

This study investigates how the prior experience of a diverse undergraduate cohort at an English higher education institution relates to barriers to employability and changes in students' perceptions of their employability skills and career plans throughout the duration of their studies. It considers the impact of a range of demographic factors used to identify students from backgrounds underrepresented in higher education (HE). Data collection was conducted within a micro institutional context where the majority of students and staff are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. Such diversity contributes to the originality of the study.We have adopted a mixed methods approach by bringing together both quantitative and qualitative evidence. The study took two years to complete and 150 students across different programmes participated. We found that perceived levels of employability skills were closely associated with the background and age of the students. We observed that an increase in self-awareness resulted in a significant decrease in self-confidence, which caused a change in participants' career plans from looking for a relevant job to looking for any available job.

scholarly journals 'Blended’ Learning at the University of the Highlands and Islands: a Case Study in Self-Awareness and Policy Making

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa Panciroli ◽  
Su Engstrand ◽  
Edward Graham ◽  
Simon Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Pedagogical Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Geographical Context

The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) provides a case study on reflective practices in blended learning at an institution that is overcoming unusual geographic and demographic pedagogical challenges. These practices may be of value to other institutions, from those employing ‘traditional’ delivery, to the latest technologically supported, asynchronous teaching methodology.This paper has developed from the outputs of a project conducted within UHI to collate recent pedagogical research, both external and internal, in order to identify goals for future pedagogical development within the institution. We thus examine the evolution of UHI’s blended learning practice as a case study in the adoption and refinement of blended learning in a higher education institution with a specific geographical context. We will highlight some examples of how UHI has sought to characterise its own delivery, measure success, and translate this into effective strategy and policy across the institution.

External drivers of entry mode decisions of a higher education institution

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Teh Goi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Minimal Amount ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Marketing Department ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Governance Quality ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of cultural distance, governance quality, and market attractiveness on attachment of agents with a university. Design/methodology/approach – A single university was chosen as a case study and secondary data were collected. The focus of this paper is on education agents who market higher education institution (HEI) in international market and recruit international students. Findings – Multiple regression was performed and the finding indicated that governance quality and market attractiveness are significantly related with a number of agents attached to the marketing department of the university. However, cultural distance showed no significant relationship with agent attachment. Research limitations/implications – The availability of data was most challenging in gathering data for this study because the culture of a country may change across time and the sample was based on only one case study, a minimal amount of information was obtained. Practical implications – This study addresses the external factors that needed to be considered in selecting new agents. Originality/value – This study contributes to the international marketing literature by a focus on HEI and focus on agency approach.

scholarly journals Wpływ wykorzystania dotacji ministerialnych i  funduszy unijnych na kształtowanie się zbiorów w bibliotece uczelni niepublicznej na  przykładzie biblioteki Wyższej Szkoły Bankowej w Toruniu

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 47-63
Author(s):  
Julita Niedźwiecka-Ambroziak
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Education System ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Public University ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The impact of ministerial grants and EU fundson the library of a non-public higher education institution as seen in the Library of the WSB University of ToruńThe article presents an outline of the legal basis of the operation of non-public higher education institutions and their place in the Polish education system. This is the background for the author’s analysis of the library and information systems of business schools that are part of the TEB SA group. The author focuses on extrabudgetary forms of expanding the library of anon-public univer­sity through the use of ministerial and EU grants. The case study presented in the article is that of the Library of the WSB University of Toruń. The author examines, on the basis of books inventoried in 2011–2016, the volume and percentage share of books acquired thanks to EU funds and ministerial grants. She demonstrates how the Library — which, owing to the business nature of the University, has specialist collections at its disposal — acquires new forms of books e-books in mobi and pdf files, e-book readers, audiobooks etc. as well as educational aids. She presents examples of how extrabudgetary funds can support and complement the main budget of the library of anon-public university in its initiatives aimed at creating amodern facility.

scholarly journals Strategic development of information technology services in a provincial higher education institute

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prachit Intaganok ◽  
Peter Waterworth ◽  
Siwaporn Srisamai
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
It Services ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Information Technology Services ◽  
Technology Services ◽  
The Impact

<span>This paper describes a research project on the introduction of information technology (IT) services to a higher education institution in north eastern Thailand. The project considered the literature on the processes involved in the introduction of IT services to educational institutions in various parts of the world and attempted to understand the issues that institutions had to deal with in introducing and productively using IT services in teaching, scholarship and administration. It then analyses the nature of the process at the case study institution, through a range of quantitative and qualitative measures designed to draw data from staff, students and senior institutional managers. A number of similarities and differences were identified between what was found in the literature and what had occurred at the case study institution and analysis of them led to the development of a model to attempt to explain the attitudinal and practical stages through which an institution goes in adopting a technical innovation. The impact of cultural and contextual factors upon the acceptance of an innovation is stressed.</span>

scholarly journals THE CAUSES OF SCHOOL EVASION IN A PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION: CASE STUDY

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 920-928
Author(s):  
Marcelo Albuquerque de Oliveira ◽  
Francirlene Belo Mendes de Santana ◽  
Dércio Luiz Reis ◽  
Raimundo Kennedy Vieira ◽  
Gabriela De Mattos Veroneze
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Porto Velho

The objective of this research was to identify the causes that motivated the students to evade the courses of a private Higher-Education Institution - IES, in the city of Porto Velho-RO. It was intended to raise the number of students evaded by periods and courses in recent years to assess the impact of school evasion on HEI management decisions. To obtain results, we used the interpretation of data obtained through quantitative and qualitative research, questionnaires and interviews.

scholarly journals Trilateral partnership: An institution and students’ union collaborative partnership project to support underrepresented student groups

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-85
Author(s):  
Maisha Islam ◽  
Tiffany-Lily Burnett ◽  
Sarah-Louise Collins
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Widening Participation ◽  
Collaborative Partnership ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
University Life ◽  
Uk Higher Education

This case study describes a staff-student partnership project from the perspective of three staff members based across independent departments within a UK higher education institution (HEI) and its students’ union. The authors, drawing upon an intersecting passion for advancing student equality, diversity, inclusion, widening participation and student engagement, developed a cross-collaborative and student-centred partnership project to create a series of guides specifically for underrepresented student groups. The guides, which sought to provide appropriate information and guidance in order to actively enhance students’ overall experience whilst navigating university life, were developed and co-created through lived student experience. This case study critically reflects upon this form of partnership, along with its benefits and challenges, and considers its contribution to literature on staff-student partnership beyond the formal realm of learning and teaching.

Modernisation of Higher Education – Willful Action or Wishful Thinking? The Case of Bulgaria

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-17
Author(s):  
Elena Blagoeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The impact of the last global economic crisis (2008) on the European economy put a strain on higher education (HE), yet it also pushed the sector towards intensive reforms and improvements. This paper focuses on the “Strategy for the Development of Higher Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2014-2020”. With a case study methodology, we explore the strategic endeavours of the Bulgarian government to comply with the European directions and to secure sustainable growth for the HE sector. Our research question is ‘How capable is the Bulgarian HE Strategy to overcome the economic and systemic restraints of Bulgarian higher education?’. Because the development of strategies for HE within the EU is highly contextual, a single qualitative case study was chosen as the research approach. HE institutions are not ivory towers, but subjects to a variety of external and internal forces. Within the EU, this is obviated by the fact that Universities obtain their funds from institutions such as governments, students and their families, donors, as well as EU-level programmes. Therefore, to explore how these pressures interact to affect strategic action on national level, the case method is well suited as it enabled us to study the phenomena thoroughly and deeply. The paper suggests the actions proposed within the Strategy have the potential to overcome the delay, the regional isolation and the negative impact of the economic crisis on the country. Nevertheless, the key elements on which the success or failure of this Strategy hinges are the control mechanisms and the approach to implementation. Shortcomings in these two aspects of strategic actions in HE seem to mark the difference between gaining long-term benefits and merely saving face in front of international institutions.

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