Higher Education-Industry Cooperation in Ireland: the role of the National Board for Science and Technology

1985 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
VIVIAN O'GORMAN
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
National Board ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Higher Education Industry

A strategy tripod perspective on merger effectiveness in the higher education industry: the mediating role of future foresight

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahraa Sameer Sajwani ◽  
Joe Hazzam ◽  
Abdelmounaim Lahrech ◽  
Muna Alnuaimi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Higher Education Industry

PurposeThe purpose of the study is to investigate the role of the strategy tripod premises, mediated by future foresight and its effect on merger effectiveness in the higher education industry.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative survey method was implemented, with the data provided by senior managers of 14 universities that went through a merger from the years 2013–2016. The proposed model was tested using partial least squares (PLS) of structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsThe results indicate that government support, competitive intensity and knowledge creation capability relate positivity to merger effectiveness, and these relationships are mediated by future foresight competence.Originality/valueThe study provides a better understanding of merger effectiveness in the higher education industry by identifying the role of future foresight competence in the application of strategy tripod and its contribution on merger effectiveness. Results indicate that future foresight competence contributes to the merger effectiveness and enables the effective implementation of the strategy tripod dimensions in higher education mergers.

Evolution of Post-Secondary Distance Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 1471-1476
Author(s):  
Iwona Miliszewska
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
University Education ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Higher Education Industry

Distance education is an increasingly common educational alternative, as well as a key contributor to the newly competitive landscape in higher education. Once regarded as an experimental alternative outside mainstream university education, distance education has attained new levels of legitimacy and expansion and has grown into a higher education industry of its own. This article discusses the history and transformation of distance education to create a framework for the sequence of events that have contributed to the distance education movements and shaped modern post-secondary distance education programs. The article outlines the evolution of post-secondary distance education from its inception to the present: its progression from informal programs offered by individual providers to a well-organised formal educational alternative; its purpose and characteristics; its expansion and internationalisation; and the various forces that have shaped its growth. While noting that technology has its limitations—it can facilitate teaching but not replace it—the article highlights the crucial role that advancements in technology have played in propelling the evolution of distance education, and points to the role of technology in blurring the conceptual divide between distance and traditional education.

University–Industry Cooperation in Eastern Europe

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-169
Author(s):  
Yuri V. Novozhilov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Higher Education Industry ◽  
University Industry ◽  
East West

This special focus from the USSR looks at the future of higher education–industry collaboration since perestroika and sets it in the context of reforms aimed at developing the national economy and mastering progress. The first article examines university–industry cooperation in science and technology in Eastern Europe, with particular reference to the USSR. It discusses how different kinds of collaboration are organized, supervised and assessed, analyses the problems that have to be addressed, and looks beyond perestroika to consider the possibilities for East–West cooperation.

Faculty and Student Activism

2019 ◽  
pp. 183-195
Author(s):  
David V. Tolliver ◽  
Michael T. Miller ◽  
Jennifer M. Miles ◽  
Daniel P. Nadler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Student Activism ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Higher Education Industry ◽  
Faculty Mentors ◽  
Academic Content

Colleges and universities can be important social drivers in the functioning of society. Through their efforts and activities, they can educate an electorate and teach behaviors that ultimately benefit the society in which they work. Additionally, students can learn from their faculty mentors not only academic content, but important behaviors about how to be involved activists in seeking change. This chapter explores how faculty and students are activists, how they learn and interact with each other, and ultimately, what impact this has on the operation on individual higher education institutions and the higher education industry at large.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document