Regulation of Program Supply in Higher Education: Lessons from a Funding System Reform in Flanders

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kelchtermans ◽  
F. Verboven
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Funding System

scholarly journals Tools and mechanisms of universities innovative development

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-49
Author(s):  
Daria Bilenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Research University ◽  
Life Cycle Stage ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Structure Selection ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Management Approaches

Relevance of research topic. In the begin to share their functions with other institutions. It requires the integration of education, science and industry through the universities innovative development, their transformation into research universities. Formulation of the problem.Despite the large number of the higher education system reform events, they do not give the expected results. Now, not only the goal of the universities innovative development remains unfulfilled, but the problems of reducing the quality of education and the lack of demand for graduates in the labor market are compounded. Analysis of recent research and publications. Studying modern approaches to managing the universities innovative development, it can be concluded that the methodological basis is the organization of educational and scientific activities, transformation of the organizational structure. Selection of unexplored parts of the general problem. However, the question of combining these methods, considering the universities life cycle stage is located, remains almost unresolved. Setting the task, the purpose of the study. The purpose of the study is to proposean interconnected tools and mechanisms system for the universities innovative development. Methodology for conducting research. Structuring and synthesis of the university’s innovative development methods. Presentation of the main material (results of work). The article suggests the tools and mechanisms of the university’s innovative development, the total of them allows to do innovative activities in all areas of universities work in accordance with its life cycle stage. The field of application of results. The results can be applied both by heads of universities and scientists who study innovative processes and phenomena in education. Conclusions according to the article. The deterioration of higher education in Ukraine requires the introduction of new management approaches. Creating a system of interconnected tools and mechanisms for the universities innovative development will contribute to its transformation into a research university.

scholarly journals Editorial Volume 9, Issue 2 2018

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. i-iii
Author(s):  
Karen Nelson ◽  
Tracy Creagh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
National Association ◽  
Gold Coast ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Australian Government ◽  
Funding System ◽  
Access And Equity ◽  
The Impact

Welcome to our second issue for 2018.  In February we opened the year with the publication of Volume 9(1), a special issue dedicated to the top papers from the 6th Biennial National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) Conference which was hosted by Southern Cross University at the Gold Coast, Australia in December 2017.   Shortly after this Conference, the Australian Government announced that undergraduate funding was to be capped at 2017 levels, effectively stopping the demand driven funding system for high education in Australia.  With that backdrop Volume 9(1) was a timely opportunity to consider the impact of disruption, and as perceptions of the value of higher education are challenged, to reiterate the value of supporting access and equity to higher education institutions.

scholarly journals Funding system reform for excellence in science: an interview with Jinghai Li, President of NSFC

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhonghe Zhou ◽  
Weijie Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Natural Science ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Funding Agency ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Funding System ◽  
Reform Plan ◽  
Funding Programs ◽  
Excellence In Science ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

Abstract The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) is the major funding agency for China's basic research in natural science. The total budget for NSFC was 26.7 billion Yuan (RMB) in 2017, accounting for 27% of China's total investment in basic research. In the past decades, continuous increases in the National Natural Science Fund and other funding programs provided strong support for the rapid growth in China's science and technology (S&T). In the second half of 2018, NSFC unveiled a deep reform plan that aims to build a fair, efficient and standardized new funding system that meets the demands of excellence in science in the twenty-first century in 5–10 years. Why did NSFC propose this reform? What are the major tasks of this reform? And how would NSFC implement this reform? All-in-all, this reform would not only have profound effect on S&T in China but also matters the world for the global collaborative efforts for the science. Recently, National Science Review had an exclusive interview with Jinghai Li, President of NSFC and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to learn his views and perspectives of the future of NSFC.

scholarly journals The Flemish Performance-based Research Funding System: A Unique Variant of the Norwegian Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim C. E. Engels ◽  
Raf Guns
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Funding Allocation ◽  
Current Form ◽  
Funding System ◽  
System A ◽  
Current Design

Abstract The BOF-key is the performance-based research funding system that is used in Flanders, Belgium. In this paper we describe the historical background of the system, its current design and organization, as well as its effects on the Flemish higher education landscape. The BOF-key in its current form relies on three bibliometric parameters: publications in Web of Science, citations in Web of Science, and publications in a comprehensive regional database for SSH publications. Taken together, the BOF-key forms a unique variant of the Norwegian model: while the system to a large extent relies on a commercial database, it avoids the problem of inadequate coverage of the SSH. Because the bibliometric parameters of the BOF-key are reused in other funding allocation schemes, their overall importance to the Flemish universities is substantial.

scholarly journals Understanding Conditions for Teaching Innovation in Postsecondary Education: Development and Validation of the Survey of Climate for Instructional Improvement (SCII)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-199
Author(s):  
Emily M. Walter ◽  
Andrea L. Beach ◽  
Charles Henderson ◽  
Cody R. Williams ◽  
Ivan Ceballos-Madrigal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Instructional Improvement ◽  
The United States ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Teaching Innovation

Adoption of evidence based instructional practices is not widespread in American institutions of higher education. This is due in part to reforms focusing on individual teaching practices rather than conditions for system reform. Since measurement of organizational conditions is critical for widespread change, we developed and validated the Survey of Climate for Instructional Improvement (SCII). SCII has 30 Likert-scale statements, 5 supplementary questions, and 9 demographic items. It is designed to measure five aspects of organizational climate in postsecondary settings: leadership, collegiality, resources, respect for teaching, and organizational support. The goal of this paper is to describe (a) our development process, (b) steps in validation, and (c) patterns in the data from 917 instructors at six institutions of higher education in the United States. Our results indicate that the instrument is reliable and has the potential to differentiate among institutions, disciplines, departments, and other demographic variables. Although the survey is interdisciplinary, we highlight notable organizational climate differences between STEM and non-STEM disciplines. We also identify organizational climate differences for cis-gender women and graduate student instructors, highlighting unique professional support needs for these groups. We expect our findings and the instrument to be useful for campus change leaders, faculty developers, higher education researchers, and discipline-based education researchers.

Informed choice? The new English student funding system and widening participation

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Adnett ◽  
Diana Tlupova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Current System ◽  
Informed Choice ◽  
Widening Participation ◽  
Funding System ◽  
English System ◽  
Student Finance ◽  
Student Funding

The new English system of student finance seeks to resolve a higher education policy trilemma created by government's desire to switch more of the costs on to students, whilst seeking to promote both increased and widening participation. The rationale for this new funding system is based upon orthodox economic analysis which, the authors argue, rests upon inappropriate assumptions. Survey evidence from recent entrants is presented to support this critique and to question whether the current system can promote both informed student decision-making and widening participation.

Ban the Box in Higher Education: Lessons From Louisiana on Changing Laws and Leading Movements

2021 ◽  
pp. 104398622199988
Author(s):  
Annie Phoenix ◽  
Syrita Steib
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Executive Director ◽  
Criminal History ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Collateral Consequences ◽  
Criminal Legal System

In 2017, Louisiana became the first state to pass legislation to remove criminal history questions from college applications, commonly known as ban the box in higher education. This victory hinged on the work of two advocates, Syrita Steib, Founder and Executive Director of Operation Restoration, and Annie Phoenix, PhD student at Tulane University and Co-founder of Operation Restoration. The following article is a reflection on the process to pass ban the box in higher education in Louisiana and lessons learned to support others to engage in criminal legal system reform. We hope that this article serves as inspiration for other women impacted by incarceration, and nonimpacted supporters to use their voices to fight for liberation and to end the collateral consequences that prevent people with convictions from accessing education and other opportunities.

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