Cogs in the Wheel: Academic Trade Unionism, Government, and the Crisis in Tertiary Education in Nigeria

2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edlyne Anugwom
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Economic Adjustment ◽  
University System ◽  
Trade Unionism ◽  
Military Regimes ◽  
Subsequent Decrease ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

Abstract:This article examines the role of academic unionism in the perennial crisis bedeviling the university system in Nigeria. It is the contention here that contrary to officially sponsored opinion, the crisis can be linked to external factors, especially the government's handling of industrial disputes. The crisis in the system, which started in the early 1990s, can be seen as the direct off-shoot of the macro-economic adjustment programs foisted on the country and the subsequent decrease in government funding of the education sector. Nevertheless, the repressive practices of past military regimes have contributed immensely to the crisis, as have the frequent strikes of the the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU). The articles suggests that the crisis can be tackled only with an amelioration of the fundamental problems confronting the system—ranging from underfunding and poor working conditions to excessive government meddling in university governance—and a rethinking of strategies by both the government and ASUU.

Making a difference: The role of the Māori administrator in Universities

Te Kaharoa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
World View ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Making A Difference ◽  
European Values ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

The Tertiary Education Strategy 2010 – 2015 in Aotearoa/New Zealand states that the Government aims to ‘increase the number of Māori students achieving at the higher level’ (Tertiary Education Commission 2010, p10). For this to be achieved universities need to play their part in assisting Māori students to progress beyond the undergraduate degree and into postgraduate study. Universities take their origins from western European values, ideals and world view which are reflected in the curriculum, management systems and processes.  It is predicated that by 2020 over half the tertiary student population will be Māori due to a youthful Māori population (Department of Labour, 2008). This will be a challenge for universities.  Therefore, the role of a Māori administrator within the university system becomes critical in being able to provide useful insight to the university on how to retain Māori students in this changing environment. This paper draws on my Master of Philosophy research.  It will critically examine the role Māori administrator’s play in the recruitment and retention of Māori students in universities in Aotearoa/New Zealand including culturally specific pastoral care, accurate course advice, information on degree requirements, appropriate learning pathways for students and supporting academic staff to track student progress through to completion. These additional responsibilities, often unrecognised by the university, demonstrates the important role a Māori administrator can make in retaining Māori students in the academy. 

scholarly journals PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI KEGIATAN KULIAH KERJA NYATA (KKN) MAHASISWA UNIVERSITAS BENGKULU PERIODE 86 TAHUN 2018 DI DESA TEBAT MONOK KABUPATEN KEPAHIANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Diah Gustina ◽  
Ilham Adbullah ◽  
Sofino Sofino
Keyword(s):  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Program Content ◽  
The Government ◽  
Interviewing Techniques ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

This study aims to describe: (1) The formulation of the contents of the program of the University of Bengkulu Student Working Period 86 period in Tebat Monok Village 2018 Academic Year; (2) The form of community empowerment carried out as a realization of the 86th period of the University of Bengkulu Student Work Lecture program in Tebat Monok Village 2018 Academic Year; (3) Results of community empowerment carried out through the 86th period of the Bengkulu University Student Work Lecture in Tebat Monok Village 2018 Academic Year; (4) Role of Supervising Lecturers (DPL) in assisting the activities of the 86 Year University of Bengkulu University Real Work Period 2018 in Tebat Monok Village. This study used a qualitative approach to the research subjects of Students of the University of Bengkulu in the 86 86 2018 period in Tebat Monok Village the government of Tebat Monok village as a Lapanga Advisor, and University of Bengkulu P3KKN. Data collection is done by interviewing techniques and documentation. The technique used in data analysis is data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. Triangulation is used to explain the validity of the data by using source triangulation, technique triangulation, and time triangulation. The results of the study show: (1) The process of formulating the program content is done by drafting the KKN student work program through the KKN workshop. (2) The form of implementation of community empowerment carried out is training in packaging techniques and product labeling. (3) The results of community empowerment are carried out, namely the fulfillment of the basic needs of the community of Tebat Monok Village in the field of Entrepreneurship. (4) The role of Field Advisors is to carry out their duties and functions in accordance with existing provisions, namely by holding orientation until giving objective values.  Keywords: Community Empowerment, Training, Family Welfare.  

scholarly journals Instrument Development to Review Factors for Research Commercialization Study in Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 05002
Author(s):  
Nurshafiza Ismail ◽  
Nabilla Afzan Abdul Aziz ◽  
Arif Hartono
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Research Commercialization ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
The Government ◽  
Process Factors ◽  
The University

Recently, university commercialization has drawn growing attention to the role of the university as one of the drivers to local economic growth. Majority universities and other research institutes in Malaysia has established Technology Transfer Offices (TTO) to give support and guidance to the researchers in the bid to commercialize Research and Development (R&D) activities. The issues that are faced by current researchers are progressing and adapting to the role of developing and commercialising products while having lack of business acumen that hinders success in commercialization among the researchers. The objective of this study is to create a research model for commercialization study in universities and developing questionnaire to assess the issue in a holistic view. This study reviews the role of TTO, lists of incentives from the government to the researchers and factors that impedes the researchers’ output to the commercial bench. Contextual factor, Process factors and Organizational factors lead to the successful commercialization in the research institutes. A research model for impediment in commercialization is created and questionnaire for TTO and survey for researchers, are developed to investigate on the impediment factors that hinder success in the research commercialization among universities. The in-house developed instruments are modified based on massive literatures on commercialization to stimulate strategies and improvement of units from Planning to Execution role in the TTO. On another hand, researchers in the university will be able to plan and execute their research that will deliver scientific, technological, cultural and economic developments in addressing industrial, culture and social issues.

scholarly journals The Role of Trust in Student Perceptions of University Sexual Assault Policies and Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Olga Marques ◽  
Amanda Couture-Carron ◽  
Tyler Frederick ◽  
Hannah Scott
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Student Trust ◽  
The Government ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
The University ◽  
Do So

Many post-secondary institutions are developing policies and programs aimed at improving responses to sexual assault experienced by students. In some areas, such as Ontario, Canada, the government has mandated post-secondary institutions to do so. However significant these initiatives, they are predicated on the assumption that students trust, and want to engage with, the university following sexual violence. This study explores students’ perceptions of sexual assault policies and services on one mid-size university campus focusing specifically on how trust factors into reporting sexual victimization and using services. Findings show that students believe that sexual assault policies and programs exist, but this does not meanstudents are willing to use such resources or that they even trust that their university has students’ needs and interests at the fore. This paper discusses policy and programmatic considerations for building student trust in their post-secondary institutions to encourage student use of campus support.

The Academic Role of Hong Kong in the Development of Chinese Culture, 1950s–70s

China Report ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-80
Author(s):  
Au Chi Kin
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Academic Role ◽  
Chinese Studies ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Cultural Bridge ◽  
The University

For many people, ‘Hong Kong is a cultural desert’. However, we find that Hong Kong plays an important academic role and acts as a cultural bridge between China and Western countries, especially when China experiences unstable political, economic, social and cultural situations. The People’s Republic of China was established in 1949. During this time, numerous scholars fled China and selected Hong Kong as a ‘shelter’. Some decided to stay for good, whereas others viewed the territory as a stepping stone. Regardless of their reasons, their academic performance has significantly influenced Hong Kong. Two of the most famous scholars in this period were Luo Xianglin (羅香林 Lo Shan Lin) and Qian Mu (錢穆). Luo taught at the Department of Chinese of the University of Hong Kong. Qian was a faculty member at the New Asia College, which was one of the founding members of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This study will examine the following issues: (i) why these two scholars selected Hong Kong, (ii) what role they played in the development of tertiary education with regard to Chinese studies in Hong Kong, (iii) how they developed the role of Hong Kong as a haven for the protection of Chinese culture and (iv) how Qian Mu developed New Asia College as a vehicle for spreading the ‘New’ Asian culture in the 1960s.

Fostering Entrepreneurship at the Spanish University

2018 ◽  
pp. 1011-1040
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Pastor-Gosálbez ◽  
Ana Isabel Blanco ◽  
Adelina Rodríguez ◽  
Ana Acosta ◽  
Paloma Pontón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
University System ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
The University ◽  
Freelance Work ◽  
Gender Division Of Labour

In this chapter we discuss the policies for fostering entrepreneurship at Spanish universities and how these policies may be related with the low participation of women in university spin-offs. Using our results from the first part of the EQUASPIN project1, we also discuss the effects of the gender division of labour on the creation of freelance work within the specific framework of knowledge-transfer companies. We also present some of our findings with regard to gender differences in both the creation of spin-offs and the role of the university system in the production and reproduction of gender inequalities.

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.

scholarly journals “Korea National Prayer Breakfast” and Protestant Leaders’ Prophetic Consciousness during the Period of Military Dictatorship (1962–1987)

Religions ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 308
Author(s):  
Yohan Yoo ◽  
Minah Kim
Keyword(s):  
Government Support ◽  
Political Arena ◽  
Political Ambition ◽  
Military Dictatorship ◽  
Korean Society ◽  
John The Baptist ◽  
Military Regimes ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Military

This paper illuminates the prophetic consciousness of Korean Protestant leaders by examining the “Korea National Prayer Breakfast” (Gukgajochangidohoe, 국가조찬기도회) that they hosted, particularly during the military regimes. In explaining the motivation for and intention of this special religious event in the political arena, most scholars have emphasized the Protestant leaders’ political ambition and their agendas to get the government support and expand their power in Korean society. However, we should take heed of the leaders’ religious aspirations to make the country righteous in God’s sight. They attempted to have a good influence on the inner circle of the military dictatorship, which some Christians regarded as an evil force. Though they preached to and prayed for the military regimes, their sermons were often unpleasant and challenging to the presidents and their associates. The Protestant leaders wanted to play the role of John the Baptist rebuking Herod Antipas rather than the compliant chief priests and scribes serving Herod the Great.

Transformation of the Role of the Auxiliary Staff in Modern Universities

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Сахарова ◽  
N. Sakharova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
The Face ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

The article analyzes the key factors of infl uence of external and internal environment on the functioning of Russian higher education institutions, ways to improve the competitiveness of modern universities in the face of increasing global competition in the education market, reviews the activities of the Government to ensure the achievement of the strategic objectives of the Russian Federation development for the period up to 2020 in higher education, defi nes trends in requirements for the competences of certain categories of university staff , provides data on the auxiliaries staff of universities across the country, discusses diff erent points of view on the role of auxiliaries staff in the university functioning, identifi es the main control problems of auxiliaries staff.

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