scholarly journals Exploring interest intermediation in Central and Eastern Europe: is higher education different?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Dobbins ◽  
Brigitte Horváthová ◽  
Rafael Pablo Labanino
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Privileged Access ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Comparative Theory ◽  
Higher Education Organizations ◽  
Political Decisions

AbstractHigher education interest groups remain somewhat understudied from a comparative theory-driven perspective. This is surprising because political decisions regarding higher education must increasingly be legitimized to students, taxpayers, the academic community and society. This article aims to advance our understanding of higher education stakeholders in post-communist Europe. In our view, the region deserves more attention, not least because students and academics were very instrumental in bringing down communism and institutionalizing democracy. First, we draw on Klemenčič’s (EJHE 2(1): 2–19, 2012; SHE 39(3):396–411, 2014) distinction between corporatist and pluralist as well as formalized and informal systems of representation in higher education. Looking at survey data from four countries—Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia—we examine to what extent post-communist democracies have established corporatist institutions to facilitate the formal participation of various crucial stakeholder organizations, e.g. students’ unions, academic unions, rectors’ conferences, etc. Then we address whether higher education organizations enjoy privileged access to policy-makers compared to those from other policy areas, while engaging with the argument that higher education is a particular case of “stakeholder democracy” in a region otherwise characterized by weak civic participation and corporatism. To wrap up, we discuss different “mutations of higher education corporatism” in each country.

Book Review: Transforming Higher Education: Views from Leaders Around the World

NASPA Journal ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan J. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Intended Audience ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The World ◽  
Higher Education Organizations

Internationalization is a familiar theme in higher education. "Transforming Higher Education: Views from Leaders Around the World" is intended to address what the author characterizes as one of the ironies of higher education: while faculty members are well-internationalized, policymakers tend to focus on the higher education of their own nation. The intended audience, apart from scholars, is those who are or who work with leaders, policy makers, and administrators in higher education organizations around the world. The goal of the book is to demonstrate that despite the differences that exist from nation to nation, higher education faces problems and forces that are remarkably similar throughout the world.

scholarly journals SOCRATES Invades Central Europe

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Joseph Slowinski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Union Policy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
Current Reality

The objective of this article is to explore the current reality faced by higher education students in Central and Eastern Europe and to draw out the implications of this current reality for policy makers in the future. In the article, I explore the influence of transnational corporations' training programs on education as it currently pertains to Central and Eastern European higher education and employment. In addition, multinational corporate entities exercise influence on European Union policy through the role of lobby organizations and activities. I explore the influence of these practices on education with an emphasis on the emerging importance of Western language skills. In addition, I focus on the European Union and its efforts to expand into Central and Eastern Europe in order to provide a focal point for analysis.

scholarly journals The Influence of Quality Leadership and Quality Commitment to Performance of Higher Education Institution

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1637-1645
Author(s):  
Andi Arif ◽  
Aan Komariah ◽  
Johar Permana ◽  
Asep Sudarsyah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Higher Education Organizations ◽  
State Higher Education

The aim of this study is, to reveal the influence of quality leadership and quality commitment on the performance of higher education organizations. The sample in this study consisted of academic community (educators and education staff) from 44 study programs in 5 state higher education institutions in the Province of Bangka Belitung Islands. The results showed that, there was a positive significant influence on quality leadership on organizational performance. In addition, there is a positive significant influence too on staff quality commitment to organizational performance through quality leadership. So as improving organizational performance, the elements of higher education leadership must be more quality oriented and also need to be supported by academics whose are committed to quality

scholarly journals Higher Education Color Design Based on Organizational Vision

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Triyatni Martosenjoyo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Organizational Vision ◽  
Organizational Complexity ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Color Design ◽  
Architectural Elements ◽  
Higher Education Organizations ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Depth Interviews

The vision of higher education organizations is needed to show the goals and how the higher education organizations work. With a vision, the activities of organizational members can be moved, directed and controlled to achieve organizational goals. In addition to being disseminated to members of the organization, the vision must also be introduced to stakeholders and the wider community as a way to create an institutional branding. One of the ways that a vision can be remembered easily is to use color symbols of the institution strategic elements. This article discusses how to design color concepts based on organizational vision and apply them to architectural elements of buildings. Vision always changes over time. On the other hand, buildings have a relatively longer life. The architect's task is to align the design age of higher education architecture so that it is always in line with its vision. Research location at Unhas Tamalanrea Campus Makassar with consideration of the level of organizational complexity. The research method uses a constructive paradigm. Data collection was carried out using the review of institutional documents, in-depth interviews, FGD, and transactional dialogue with the academic community. This research is conducted since the preparation of the Unhas Strategic Plan’s 2006-2010, 2011-2015, and 2016-2020. The results of the discussion are in the form of a concept recommendation for the vision color of the institution.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Arrogance Orientations of Academicians in Higher Education According to Student and Alumni Opinions

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Mesut Demirbilek ◽  
Sitar Keser ◽  
Tuba Akpolat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Academic Organizations ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Collective Work ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Academic Organization ◽  
Higher Education Organizations

Arrogant individuals are individuals who tend to position themselves in the center, both in their daily lives and in organizational life, and their relationships with others. While they exaggerate their importance, they tend to take over success in any case. Arrogance, which has the potential to adversely affect the organizational climate, can turn into an obstacle to the state of collective engagement and have a devastating effect on the science discipline, for example, in the academic community. In this context, this study aims to examine the arrogance orientations of academicians working in universities, which are higher education organizations. For this purpose, phenomenology, which is a qualitative research design, was used, and thirteen participants consisting of undergraduate and graduate students and graduates were reached with the maximum variation sampling method. The data obtained through focus group interviews using semi-structured questions were analyzed in terms of content using the Maxquda qualitative data analysis program. Findings obtained as a result of the analyses reveal that the arrogance orientations of academicians were gathered under the dimensions of individuality, comparison, contempt, and discrediting. Based on these results, it is possible to indicate that it affects the academic organization climate negatively and feeds on individuality. In this context, it can contribute to reducing the potentially destructive effects of arrogance by encouraging collective work in academic organizations.

scholarly journals The Shadow Effect of Courts: Judicial Review and the Politics of Preemptive Reform

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
TOMMASO PAVONE ◽  
ØYVIND STIANSEN
Keyword(s):  
Welfare Reform ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Judicial Review ◽  
American Studies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Shadow Effect ◽  
International Court ◽  
Judicial Influence ◽  
Good For ◽  
Comparative Theory

We challenge the prevalent claim that courts can only influence policy by adjudicating disputes. Instead, we theorize the shadow effect of courts: policy makers preemptively altering policies in anticipation of possible judicial review. While American studies imply that preemptive reforms hinge on litigious interest groups pressuring policy makers who support judicial review, we advance a comparative theory that flips these presumptions. In less litigious and more hostile political contexts, policy makers may instead weaponize preemptive reforms to preclude bureaucratic conflicts from triggering judicial oversight and starve courts of the cases they need to build their authority. By allowing some preemptive judicial influence to resist direct judicial interference, recalcitrant policy makers demonstrate that shadow effects are not an unqualified good for courts. We illustrate our theory by tracing how a major welfare reform in Norway was triggered by a conflict within its Ministry of Labor and a government resistance campaign targeting a little-known international court.

INTERNATIONAL GRANT COOPERATION AS A TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS

2018 ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
Milan Chmura
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
European Countries ◽  
International Project ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Education And Development

The education and development of university teachers have its justifcation and its importance is signifcant not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad. This study provides an analysis of further professional education of university teachers in the Czech Republic and in selected European countries. Subsequently, it presents an international project with participants from the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland, which, ultimately, plays a role in the improvement of the quality of higher education.

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