Colleges and the Urban Poor: The Role of Public Higher Education in Community Service.Doris B. Holleb

1974 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 1560-1562
Author(s):  
James McPartland
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Public Higher Education

At Berkeley

2018 ◽  
pp. 192-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mark Cohen ◽  
Leigh Raiford
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Political Mobilization ◽  
Fund Raising ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Documentary Photography ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Student Activists ◽  
The University

In “At Berkeley: Documenting the University in an Age of Austerity,” Michael Mark Cohen and Leigh Raiford address documentary’s evolving capacity for political mobilization by focusing on the role of documentary photography and film in the struggle around austerity at the University of California, Berkeley. While the university administration used documentary’s graphic appeal to enlist alumni in a fund-raising campaign that effectively naturalized the privatization of public higher education, students took up documentary forms to challenge the logic of neoliberalism. Working with Cohen and Raiford, who teach at UC Berkeley, student activists produced their own counterdocuments, repurposing documentary images that the university uses to sell education in an era of skyrocketing tuition fees, and rendering themselves as active participants in the struggle to reshape the university and the broader society.

scholarly journals Teaching and Learning Continuity Amid and Beyond the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filomena T. Dayagbil ◽  
Daisy R. Palompon ◽  
Laurence L. Garcia ◽  
Michelle Mae J. Olvido
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Strategic Actions ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Emerging Themes ◽  
Qualitative Responses

The study explored the challenges and issues in teaching and learning continuity of public higher education in the Philippines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study employed the exploratory mixed-method triangulation design and analyzed the data gathered from 3, 989 respondents composed of students and faculty members. It was found out that during school lockdowns, the teachers made adjustments in teaching and learning designs guided by the policies implemented by the institution. Most of the students had difficulty complying with the learning activities and requirements due to limited or no internet connectivity. Emerging themes were identified from the qualitative responses to include the trajectory for flexible learning delivery, the role of technology, the teaching and learning environment, and the prioritization of safety and security. Scenario analysis provided the contextual basis for strategic actions amid and beyond the pandemic. To ensure teaching and learning continuity, it is concluded that higher education institutions have to migrate to flexible teaching and learning modality recalibrate the curriculum, capacitate the faculty, upgrade the infrastructure, implement a strategic plan and assess all aspects of the plan.

scholarly journals Efectos de los procesos de evaluación y acreditación en los académicos. Un estudio de caso en una institución de educación superior colombiana

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Nelcy Suárez-Landazábal ◽  
Angélica Buendía
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Management ◽  
Education Management ◽  
New Public ◽  
Research Function

The implementation of public evaluation and accreditation policies by Colombian higher education institutions, suggests the imminent adoption of a new university model that introduces market logic and modifies their substantive functions, which has a direct effect on the role of academic actors, without evident resistance to internalizing a new form of institutional life. This study applies a historical-organizational qualitative method to investigate such problem at a public higher education institution in Colombia. The results show that the institution reconfigured its history and implemented guidelines established by public policies that underlie a perspective of higher education management based on international proposals where New Public Management (NPM) and governance generate different dynamics that modify the rules of the game by overvaluing the research function and giving new meaning to the work of academics in a logic of scientific production to achieve objectives that improve the reputation and positioning of the institution in national and international rankings.

scholarly journals The Role of Students in the Governance of Public Higher Education: a Case Study of Malta

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Colin Borg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Student Participation ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
The Subject

Abstract Objective: The aim of this paper is to analyse the extent of student involvement in higher education governance by considering Malta as a case study. When analysing participation within institutions, two main players are involved: students and staff. Methodology: The author uses a hybrid of methodological tools to analyse the subject matter. A review of the existing literature is compounded with document analysis and the collection of unpublished institutional data. Findings: Student participation in the governance of higher education institutions (HEIs) is becoming a pressing reality. Students, who are the institutional clients, are a crucial key player in the manner in which HEIs are governed and managed. Therefore, HEIs have an interest in ensuring effective student participation. Various mechanisms are available and student participation is not always at an optimum level. Value Added: This paper analyse in detail two main mechanisms of student participation: elections and academic feedback. A qualitative analysis is provided in order to measure the extent of participation. Elections are an important tool to elect student representatives while study-unit and course feedback provide valuable information to improve teaching and learning. Recommendations: Further research is required in order to determine the quality of student participation in academic boards and committees. Therefore, the quantitative analysis is to be embraced with qualitative data. Furthermore, HEIs are to study ways in which they can create more participatory tools within their complex governing arrangements. The issue of involving more established student societies, which are not intrinsically part of the governing structures, is also essential.

scholarly journals Contribution of International Development Activities to Comprehensive Internationalization of U.S. Public Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (Spring) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Ielyzaveta Shchepetylnykova ◽  
Samantha Alvis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Development ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Comprehensive Internationalization

Globalization creates increasing interdependence between countries’ economic, political, and social processes leading to rise of global challenges and opportunities. Developed countries became important players in tackling the world's biggest issues. Governments traditionally turn to higher education institutions for their teaching, discovery, and outreach expertise to address global challanges. U.S. universities engage in a variety of international activities. However, role of international development activities of U.S. colleges and universities in their comprehensive internationalization has been lacking sufficient attention of scholars. This article investigated contribution of international development activities to comprehensive internationalization of U.S. public higher education institutions through analysis of qualitative data. The findings of the study demonstrate the contribution of international development activities to comprehensive internationalization efforts of public universities through advancement of their education, research, and service missions. 

scholarly journals Information-communications Competencies of Teachers as a Requirement of Contemporary Teaching and the Lifelong Learning Concept

2021 ◽  
pp. 273-298
Author(s):  
Merjem Sušić
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Scientific Research Work ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
Learning Concept

This article aimed to make a theoretical review of the importance of ICT education of teachers in service of preparation for more efficient performances required by their profession in the context of general globalization changes they are exposed to. In that sense, a review of the advantages of ICT utilization and the requirements of lifelong learning which sets informatical skills as an imperative had been presented, emphasizing the role of teachers, since it requires working on self-improvement, as well as directing others towards competent, critically observed and purposeful usage of modern technological achievements. Some of the priorities for the development of higher education in B&H have been presented, where in the context of scientific research work for the 2016-2026 period, providing all of the public higher education institutions with ICT equipment is planned, which indicates that the teachers working in these institutions must possess the competencies for their utilization, especially because institutions of higher education should play the role of one of the main promoters of lifelong learning.

scholarly journals AVALIAÇÃO DE CONHECIMENTO PRÉVIO SOBRE A DOENÇA FALCIFORME ENTRE PARTICIPANTES DE SEMINÁRIO DE ODONTOLOGIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilanna Jamile De Souza Castro ◽  
Emanuel Braga Rêgo ◽  
Diane Vasconcelos de Santana Oliveira ◽  
André Wilson Machado ◽  
Cristiano Augusto Trein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is responsible for high mortality and morbidity in Brazil. It is known that SCD promotes several oral manifestations and impacts directly on the dental treatment approach. However, there is little information concerning the dentists’ prior knowledge about the illness. The aim of the present study is to assess the level of knowledge and the profile of different respondents, by means of a questionnaire applied during the seminar “O papel da Odontologia no contexto da atenção integral à DF” hosted in a dental course of a public higher education institution. The results of the present study have shown that, in general, the majority of the respondents stated that they have insufficient information about SCD, in spite of the great interest in learning. It was also found a greater interest among the graduated dentists, probably due to the fact that they have already experienced the treatment on SCD patient, since Bahia State presents the greater prevalence of the disease in Brazil. In this context, it seems clear that there is a lack of information and many doubts about the role of dentistry in the health care of patients with SCD. High prevalence diseases in Brazil should be addressed with depth more often in dentistry higher education programs. Better treatment approaches and protocols for dental care of patients with SCD are antecipated.

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