China-ASEAN Relations in Higher Education: An Analytical Framework

2014 ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
Anthony Welch
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Analytical Framework

scholarly journals Tensions in the Sustainability of Higher Education—The Case of Finnish Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annina Lattu ◽  
Yuzhuo Cai
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
University System ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The University

Universities are increasingly engaged in marketization and are also expected to transform into more sustainable institutions and be change-agents pushing forward the movement of sustainable development. This article introduces an analytical framework originated by Hahn et al. (2015) for understanding tensions concerning corporate sustainability to the context of the Finnish university system in order to answer the following questions: What are the tensions relating to Finnish universities’ social and economic sustainability, and what strategies might universities use to cope with these tensions? Through analyzing interviews with university managers and officials from the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland, we find that Hahn et al.’s framework is generally applicable in analyzing tensions of sustainability in universities, and we identify six tensions relating to the sustainability of Finnish universities. The tensions are related to (1) academic leadership and management legitimacy, (2) regional political tensions and university profiling, (3) political power over the university system, (4) changing academic work and profession, (5) academic autonomy and the role of the state, and (6) the future role of the university institution. Moreover, the article discusses issues regarding how to adapt the framework of corporate sustainability to the context of higher education.

Framing research into university governance and leadership: Formative insights from a case study of Australian higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwilym Croucher ◽  
Wen Wen ◽  
Hamish Coates ◽  
Leo Goedegebuure
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
University Governance ◽  
Senior Leaders ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Leadership Research ◽  
Analytical Frameworks ◽  
Australian Universities

Ensuring effective university governance and leadership is more important than ever before given contemporary transformations of higher education functions, institutions and social roles. This paper reports contributions which seek to stimulate research in this field. Drawing from the formative case study of Australian universities, it discusses prevailing insights and gaps in leadership research, and articulates theoretical dimensions of good governance, an analytical framework for studying the empirical nature and work of university senior leaders, and the characteristics of contemporary arrangements. The paper contributes methodological approaches, analytical frameworks and empirical insights which are designed to generalize and replicate in broader research.

scholarly journals The changing value of higher education in England and Portugal: Massification, marketization and public good

2020 ◽  
pp. 147490412096757
Author(s):  
Mariana Gaio Alves ◽  
Michael Tomlinson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
New Public ◽  
Global Discourse

This article examines how the value of higher education (HE) is currently being (re)framed in two European countries: England and Portugal. HE has been central to a global discourse on the future of knowledge economy, whilst also being subject to the policy framework of New Public Management. Being so, the changing value of HE is related to the ways in which its missions are understood and must be considered within the context of massification, as well as of a growing importance of employability. Drawing on published research and also considering national policy documents and statistical data produced by international organizations, the analysis demonstrates how HE in these two countries is currently being (re)framed, recognizing differences and similarities that express national specificities, as well as exploring how these have evolved within the wider national and pan-national policy context. Overall, the examination demanded going beyond the marketization approach by complementing it with the idea of public good and leads us to stress the importance of the tension between these two approaches as an analytical framework to better understand the changes occurring in different national contexts, within a transnational framework in which the knowledge economy and the central role of HE seems to be indisputably accepted.

scholarly journals One Size Does Not Fit All: Toward an Evidence-Based Framework for Determining Online Course Enrollment Sizes in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan H. Taft ◽  
Karen Kesten ◽  
Majeda M. El-Banna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Class Size ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Factual Knowledge ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Specific Class ◽  
Higher Education Journals ◽  
Literature Class

Class enrollment sizes for online learning in higher education, a topic of persistent interest in the academic literature, impact student learning, pedagogical strategies, school finances, and faculty workload. Yet in the research literature class size is addressed with insufficient specificity to provide enrollment direction. Seeking guidelines for determining online class sizes, the authors conducted a qualitative research synthesis from 43 recent higher education journals, yielding 58 evidence-based articles. It is clear that no one size fits all. Findings reflect that large class sizes (≥ 40 students) are effective for foundational and factual knowledge acquisition requiring less individualized faculty-student interaction. Small class sizes (≤ 15 students) are indicated for courses intending to develop higher-order thinking, mastery of complex knowledge, and student skill development. Pedagogical intent should dictate class size. Using well-established learning theories, the authors describe current understandings of online enrollments and propose an analytical framework for pedagogically-driven numerically-specific class sizes.

scholarly journals Higher Education in the Arab States: The Realities and Challenges of Regionalization

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Hayfa Jafar ◽  
Jane Knight
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Academic Mobility ◽  
Keen Interest ◽  
National Organizations ◽  
Arab States ◽  
Collaborative Activities

This study explores the phenomenon of higher education regionalization in the Arab states using the Functional, Organizational and Political Approaches model (FOPA) as the analytical framework. Drawing on data from different international, regional, and national organizations, the article shows that the Arab states are engaging in a variety of collaborative activities and alignment efforts related to improving quality assurance, academic mobility, and joint research. The article concludes that the process of higher education regionalization in the Arab states is currently oriented more towards bilateral and multilateral activities by universities and higher education actors than through regional-based frameworks, policies, and plans. The commitment to the regionalization of higher education is challenged by lack of a robust governance structure, funding, political instability, and a keen interest in collaboration and partnerships external, not internal, to the region. Thus, higher education regionalization in this region is yet to evolve to a more strategic and planned approach. 

scholarly journals The Subject of Turkish Higher Education Research: The Case of Faculty Members

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-558
Author(s):  
murat özdemir
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Higher Education Research ◽  
Turkish Higher Education ◽  
Object Of Knowledge

The purpose of this study is to examine the research on faculty members as one of the central subjects of Turkish higher education research based on data from 256 articles, master’s and doctoral theses between 2015 and 2019. An analytical framework was used to review and classify the information on research and researchers, the object of study, and the object of knowledge. Turkish higher education research on faculty members was mainly published in the form of articles in peer-reviewed journals in Turkish. The primary objects of study were about the islands of teaching and learning, policy studies, identity development, institutional research, and the scholarships of discovery and teaching. As for the object of knowledge, Turkish higher education research on faculty members was found to be descriptive. Quantitative studies employed parametric tests for research data based on the target population and simple random sampling with a maximum of 400 respondents. The qualitative studies used interviews and content analysis for data collection and analysis. Establishing structures focusing on systematic and long-term research on faculty around the issues such as recruitment, career, and post-career stages was among the recommendations of the paper

An overview of strategic responses of Vietnamese higher education institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Ngoc Minh Do
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Higher Education Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Michael Porter ◽  
Vietnamese Higher Education ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the strategic management of Vietnamese higher education institutions. Design/methodology/approach The paper examined the external environment of the country’s education system based on the five forces framework by Michael Porter and inspected the strategies of universities and colleges. Findings It was concluded that lack of environmental analysis from both the government and higher education institutions themselves diminishes the intended effectiveness of the reforms; problems of skill shortage in the labor market, staff insufficiency and poor quality are prevalent; and that strategies developed by the institutions are purely responsive to the State’s direction without considering sustainability. Research limitations/implications Lack of literature on Vietnamese higher education limits timely analysis. Practical implications Strategic planning based on a thorough investigation of the environment is imperative to enhance the performance of the education system generally as well as of academic institutions individually. The government plays a key role in developing initiatives to enhance staff capabilities and improve quality of educational outputs. Originality/value There has not been any paper that approached Vietnam’s higher education management under such an analytical framework.

scholarly journals A meta-ethnography on HEIs’ transformation into more entrepreneurial institutions: Towards an action-framework proposition

2020 ◽  
pp. 095042222092267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Stolze
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Demand Response ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Entrepreneurial University ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Institutional Changes ◽  
Slow Process ◽  
Third Mission

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are experiencing a challenging era due to demand–response imbalances. An assumed means of responding to the challenge is through the entrepreneurial university model, which adds a third mission to HEIs: to contribute to economic, technological and social development. Therefore, governments across the globe promote this ideal through system reforms and funding schemes, while HEIs ignite institutional changes. Publications also explore the entrepreneurial university model, although some scholars have criticized the new mission and its implied commercial orientation. However, little is still known about how HEIs are applying the model to become more entrepreneurial. Therefore, this article presents a systematic literature review comprised of a meta-ethnography on the transformation journey of 36 HEIs across 18 countries. The outcome is a four-stage iterative action-framework proposition, suggesting that exogenous and endogenous forces constantly influence HEIs which, in response, ignite experiments, requiring sensitization to be consolidated and later institutionalized, in an endless, long and rather slow process. This article contributes to theory by explaining the metalevel of HEIs’ entrepreneurial pathway process and to practice by providing policymakers and decision makers in HEIs with an analytical framework.

A Framework for the Management of E-records in Higher Education Institutions

Mousaion ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vusi Tsabedze
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Electronic Records ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
Registration System

The management of electronic records in higher education institutions (HEIs) assists in the achievement of greater efficiency, effectiveness, and economy. Managing electronic records is essential for effective decision-making and control of management processes in an institution. This study sought to investigate e-records readiness at the Institute of Development Management (IDM) in Eswatini with the aim of developing a framework for the effective management of electronic records at the institute. The e-records readiness assessment tool was used as the analytical framework for this study. The study used mainly a qualitative approach but also a quantitative approach, and the data collected was triangulated. The study used a questionnaire, interviews, observations, and a document review to generate data. The participants comprised IDM’s campus management, information technology (IT) manager, records officer and action officers. The results of the study revealed that although IDM used computers as essential tools for managing information and communication in support of its business operations, the management of electronic records in the institution’s registration system was neglected. It was found that the factors contributing to this neglect included the lack of institutional policies and procedures to guide the management of electronic records and the lack of knowledge and skills to manage electronic records. The study recommended, among other things, the improvement of the e-records management policy framework and the regular training of records officers.

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