scholarly journals Academic Technology Experience and Preference on Online Learning in Higher Education Institutions: Students' Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryani Yulian ◽  
Ufi Ruhama'
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Academic Technology ◽  
Technology Experience ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions

Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic, most higher education institutions have shifted to online learning to sustain the existence of the universities. However, the readiness and effectiveness of private higher education institutions in Indonesia, especially in Kalimantan, are still questionable. This study focused on analyzing and understanding the academic technology experience and preference for online learning in Indonesian higher education institutions from the students' perspectives. A survey of 302 respondents from private higher education institutions was corroborated with semi-structured interviews. The results indicated that the majority of the respondents have limited access to technology devices and ownership. Most of them need academic features integrated into the learning management system for their successful study. The majority of the respondents preferred to have a completely face-to-face class, but they are receptive to online learning. However, they need to get situated in academic situations that facilitate their technology literacies and skills. Also, the institutions and lecturers should go in the same direction. Therefore, the data sources can contribute meaningful insights for policy-makers to design accessible and adaptive online learning for the students.

Performance management systems in Lebanese private higher education institutions: design and implementation challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussein Al Jardali ◽  
Nada Khaddage-Soboh ◽  
Mohammad Abbas ◽  
Nour Al Mawed
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions

PurposeThe purpose of this study is at creating a performance management system template based on the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) framework, which could lead the scorecard to function properly at Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon (AUL) and, as assumed, in other Lebanese private higher educational institutions.Design/methodology/approachThis study compares existing theoretical models applied in private higher education institutions (HEIs) in Lebanon. It adopts inductive approach with semi-structured interviews that helped the authors understand the way BSC is implemented in the private Lebanese institutions.FindingsThis study suggested a customizable BSC to be used at AUL and other Lebanese private HEIs to enhance and calibrate their organizational performance.Originality/valueMany researchers have investigated the use of Robert Kaplan and David Norton's BSC in various types of organizations, but there was no specific study describing the Lebanese higher education system. This study investigates the use of the BSC framework in Lebanese private HEIs taking Arts, Science and Technology University in Lebanon (AUL) as a sample. Moreover, this study also adapted a BSC model to the case of a private HEI, which extends the current body of literature related to the use, implementation and adaptation of the BSC.

scholarly journals From Peril to Promise: Repositioning Higher Education for the Reconstruction of Africa’s Future

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Oanda ◽  
Ebrima Sall
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Institutional Autonomy ◽  
African Union ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Development Partner ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions

What efforts and policy commitments need to be made, to ensure that higher education in Africa is central to realizing Africa’s development imperatives? Both in Africa and among the development partner community, academics and policy makers recognize the importance of higher education for Africa’s development. Public and private higher education institutions are expanding, boosting enrollments. In most countries, new buffer bodies have been created to provide governance oversight, guarantee greater institutional autonomy from undue political control, and strengthen the institutions, to allow them engage in national and continental development issues. Greater policy commitments from the African Union Commission (AUC) have rejuvenated regional higher education bodies working to set quality assurance frameworks, and reorganized commissions for science and technology that are mobilizing funding for research and innovation for higher education institutions. Are these developments leveraging higher education institutions to play new important roles in crafting Africa’s future? What will it take for Africa’s higher education to be pivotal in reconstructing Africa’s future?---Quels sont les efforts et les engagements politiques qui doivent être mis en œuvre pour s’assurer que l’enseignement supérieur joue un rôle central dans la réalisation des impératifs de développement en Afrique ? Que ce soit en Afrique ou parmi la communauté des partenaires du développement, les universitaires et les décideurs politiques reconnaissent l’importance de l’enseignement supérieur pour le développement du continent. Les établissements d’enseignement supérieur publiques et privés se développent, entraînant une augmentation des inscriptions. Dans la plupart des pays, de nouveaux organismes tampons ont été créés afin d’assurer une surveillance de la gouvernance, de garantir une plus grande autonomie institutionnelle vis-à-vis d’un contrôle politique injustifié, et de renforcer les institutions pour leur permettre de s’engager pleinement dans des enjeux de développement à l’échelle nationale et continentale.Un plus grand engagement politiques de la part de la Commission de l’Union Africaine (CUA) a permis de revivifier l’activité d’organismes régionaux d’enseignement supérieur chargés d’instaurer des cadres d’assurance qualité, et de mener à la réorganisation des commissions pour la science et la technologie qui mobilisent les fonds pour la recherche et l’innovation destinés aux établissements d’enseignement supérieur. Ces développements ont-ils poussé les institutions d’enseignement supérieur à jouer d’importants nouveaux rôles dans l’élaboration de l’avenir africain ? Que faudra-t-il faire pour que l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique devienne central dans la reconstruction de l’avenir de l’Afrique ?

scholarly journals Teaching Sentiment in Emergency Online Learning—A Conceptual Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Domingos Martinho ◽  
Pedro Sobreiro ◽  
Ricardo Vardasca
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Technological Experience ◽  
The Impact

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions with a face-to-face model have found themselves in the contingency of migrating to online learning. This study explores the perspective of all the lecturers at a Portuguese private higher education institution who were invited to participate, regardless of their research area, in this questionnaire. It aims to propose and test a conceptual model that combines attitudes, preferred activities, and technological experience with the sentiment about the impact of this experience on students’ learning process, on their teaching activity, and on the strategy of higher education institutions. An online questionnaire was conducted to 65 lecturers engaging in emergency online lecturing. The obtained results showed that lecturers reveal a positive attitude towards online lecturing, tend to prefer activities in which they feel most comfortable in face-to-face lecturing, and consider having technological experience useful for online activities. Lecturers have a positive sentiment about the impact of online learning on students’ learning, their faculty career, and the strategy of higher education institutions. The proposed conceptual model test shows that the model has well-fitting conditions. The results confirm the hypotheses formulated: namely, the predictive effect of attitude, preferred activities, and technological experience on sentiment. Faculty engagement in emergency online lecturing shows that the members are available to participate in the changing process, and the proposed conceptual model can be used to assess this readiness.

scholarly journals Family-Owned Private Higher Education Institutions in Africa

2018 ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Wondwosen Tamrat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Global Presence ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions

Notwithstanding the dearth of research on the subject, the increasing global presence of family-owned institutions is introducing a special breed within the private higher education sector. This article broadly explores the nature, continental developments, and implications of this growing phenomenon across Africa.

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