Introduction

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Gaurav J. Pathania
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Critical Space ◽  
Creative Imagination ◽  
Critical Thought ◽  
The Past ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning

The introduction begins with an elaborate discussion on two rather recent students agitations: in the aftermath of Rohith Vemula’s suicide and the JNU ‘Azadi’ campaign; and in the wake of the arrest of JNU student president Kanhaiya Kumar. The chapter discusses the nature of changing campus activism in India the past decade amidst the backdrop of neo-liberal policies on education. It highlights how public universities aspire towards social justice by creating an intellectually vibrant space in the present competitive age of the market. By establishing a link between democracy and university, the introduction argues that public universities in India provide a critical space to unlearn the undemocratic. As a space of creative imagination and critical thought, universities and institutions of higher learning become sites of resistance.

scholarly journals THE RELEVANCY OF SELF DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC EXPATRIATES’ CAREER IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES OF MALAYSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (37) ◽  
pp. 253-269
Author(s):  
Irma Wani Othman ◽  
Muhammad Safuan Yusoff ◽  
Mohd Sohaimi Esa ◽  
Mohd Azri Ibrahim ◽  
Budi Anto Mohd Tamring ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Self Development ◽  
To Come ◽  
Depth Interviews

The presence of international staff or independent expatriate academicians in the cross border higher education world today is indeed a global issue that brings benefits to the development of higher education worldwide. The decision taken by independent expatriate academicians to come to the host country to pursue a career as an academician will certainly have useful implications on the career they are pursuing. Through in-depth interviews based on a qualitative approach adopted on thirty (30) selected voluntarily respondents in three public universities, the objective of this study was to find out the implications on self-development of careers as independent expatriate academicians serving in the host country. From the findings received as a result of the interviews conducted, the implications for self-development in terms of the career which could be seen were (I) Promotion (II) Lucrative income (III) Security in Malaysia and (IV) Harmony in the workplace. From each finding stated by the respondents involved, it had been proven that the decision was taken by independent expatriate academicians to the host country in pursuing a career as an academician had given the positive implication that indirectly brought benefits to themselves. The implications for self-development on a career as an independent expatriate academician were also able to lead to the retention of human resources of independent expatriate academicians which can reduce the turnover rate in an organisation such as academics in Malaysian Public Institutions of Higher Learning.

scholarly journals Nauka bez mistrzów? Zmiany w relacjach mistrz–uczeń i sposobach uprawiania nauki

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 125-145
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Kretek-Kamińska ◽  
Aneta Krzewińska
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Source Materials

This article describes changes in student–teacher relations in the context of academic institutions and variation in methods of teaching. On the basis of empirical research (interviews conducted currently among employees of Polish institutions of higher learning and analysis of source materials concerning the past) the authors advance the thesis that the figure of the mentor—which was once associated with scholarship and academic institutions—has ceased to have meaning for contemporary scholars. Instead of mentors, persons who are called “quasi-mentors” have appeared; they act temporarily as guides for young scholars and most often perform only one of the functions formerly fulfilled by mentors (for instance, organizers of academic life, seekers for research funds, promoters of doctoral theses, etc.). The authors consider that these alterations have been caused by general processes of economic, technological, political, and axiological change.

Innovations and Use of Assistive Technologies in Libraries of Institutions of Higher Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 346-365
Author(s):  
Josiline Phiri Chigwada ◽  
Josephine Dinar Phiri
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning

Access to information for all is a major component of library and information science in this digital era. Libraries in institutions of higher learning are mandated to provide information to all the patrons regardless of their ability to deal with the issue of inclusivity and social justice. A study on the innovations was conducted specifically for patrons with special needs in academic libraries. Different assistive technological types of equipment were outlined as well as the challenges encountered when using the assistive technology tools and applications. The observation was done at one of the academic libraries, and it was discovered that the library has a disability center that is used by patrons with special needs and manned by a trained librarian. The authors recommend the introduction of such services in all the academic libraries to cater to patrons with special needs.

The American University Today

Worldview ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-14
Author(s):  
Bernard Murchland
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Major Power ◽  
American University ◽  
The Past ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The University

There are presently 6.7 million students in some 2200 American institutions of higher learning. Their numbers have doubled in the past ten years and will double again in the next ten.This statistic alone indicates that the university is no longer a shady retreat where scholars and students leisurely engage in the search for truth. The university has become a major power in our societal life. It shares with society in general a frenzied dynamism, the pursuit of immediate objectives, a labyrinthian structure and the lust for prestige. One couldn't imagine a university without, for example, a well-staffed public relations office. The American university today is in almost all senses of the word a new university.

scholarly journals Digital taxation to promote frugal innovation in institutions of higher learning: a three-decade systematic literature review

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1055
Author(s):  
Wei Ling Kwan ◽  
Magiswary Dorasamy ◽  
Abdul Aziz Bin Ahmad ◽  
Jayamalathi Jayabalan ◽  
Pradeep Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Keyword Search ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Frugal Innovation ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Past ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Sophisticated Technology

Background: In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0), digital taxation emerged as a tool for accelerating the economic growth of a nation. While Industry 4.0 focuses on enabling real-time decision-making with sophisticated technology to enhance productivity, digital taxation can serve as an important tool for improving business sustainability. Institutions of higher learning (IHL), which aim to design an IR 4.0 educational ecosystem, can embrace digital taxation, as they face various challenges with different resources. The literature indicates that frugal innovation through digital taxation in institutions of higher learning, can solve emerging resource challenges. Method: We present a systematic review of studies on digital taxation to promote frugal innovation published in the past three decades (1991 to 2021). We obtained a total of 21 papers from a ‘digital taxation’ keyword search, 10 of which were related to digital taxation. However, the 10 papers were not related to frugal innovation. Result: We present two major findings. Firstly, research on digital taxation for frugal innovation is scant. Secondly, challenges exist in digital taxation implementation, which requires further attention. Conclusion: We conclude this review with a recommendation for the conceptual framework, to highlight potential research warranting the attention of the research community.

scholarly journals State and Revolution: Reflections from South African Institutions of Higher Learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mavhungu Elias Musitha
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
South African ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
The Past ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Tear Gas ◽  
Democratic Rights ◽  
Democratic Principles

Democratic states should use democratic principles namely engagement, negotiation, discussion, persuasion and participation to resolve challenges in societies. This is in contrast to colonial and apartheid states which used police, army, imprisonment, exile or banishment from the country against blacks who demanded democratic rights. This study investigates whether democratic South Africa embraces democratic principles highlighted above to deal with its domestic problems or is merely an extension of colonial and apartheid states in addressing challenges it faces. The study makes use of literature to answer the question. This is a qualitative study. The study found that democratic South Africa uses the same undemocratic instruments as evidenced by its handling of the #FeesMustFall campaign.  #FeesMustFall leaders and students are being shot at, arrested, and imprisoned in the same jails built and used by the apartheid state, stun grenades are being thrown at them and tear gas sprayed at them. The conclusion of this study is that by implementing similar instruments of maintaining security there is no difference between the means used by oppressive colonial and apartheid governments of the past and those used by democratic SA today.

Adjuncts Unite! The Struggle to Unionize, Administrative Response, and Building a Bigger Movement

2021 ◽  
pp. 0160449X2110286
Author(s):  
Christian A. I. Schlaerth
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
College Courses ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
For Profit ◽  
The Past ◽  
Teaching College ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning

In the last decade, adjuncts have become the dominant faculty type at most colleges and universities, making up to 80 percent of those teaching college courses. Their conditions and struggles have been well documented in terms of their compensation and working conditions. Adjuncts have begun to organize across the nation, while also fighting for a broader movement, most notably through Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) Faculty Forward Campaign, along with others. However, institutions of higher learning have been fighting back against these efforts in the same manners that for-profit companies have done in the past. This paper demonstrates the conflict as well as providing a framework for something bigger.

scholarly journals Getting to Maybe: Improving the Education Doctorate in an Era of Uncertainty

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriette Thurber Rasmussen
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Education Doctorate ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Systematic Inquiry ◽  
Multiple Frames ◽  
Problems Of Practice

In an age of increasing complexity, particularly endeavors intended to address social justice, institutions of higher learning can be caught in the middle of the need for stability and responsiveness.  Using CPED principles as a guide, this essay argues for complexity as an essential lens to address social justice, problems of practice, and systematic inquiry that incorporates multiple frames and perspective.  It suggests specific tools to rethink approaches to foundational content and suggests a more central role of practitioner problems in doctoral coursework.

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