scholarly journals Exploring the Researcher’s Motivations for University Governance Some Configurations in the African Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
André TIOUMAGNENG
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
University Governance ◽  
Governance Reform ◽  
Conceptual Debate ◽  
African Context ◽  
The University

The University governance is constantly in crisis in many developing countries especially in Africa. This article is built around the idea that this question cannot be addressed without a prior reflection on the personal expectations that determine the researchers´ commitment in their work. Our objective is to contribute to better understanding the researchers’ motivations when they decide to publish articles, to write or supervise theses. The study considers the field of Management Sciences where the conceptual debate concerning the value of research rarely mentions what the researcher earn for himself. Data were collected through comprehensive interviews with 55 researchers of two Cameroonian Universities. The analysis puts forth five configurations of motivations that are likely to inspire the deepen reflections on local Universities governance reform.

scholarly journals Visual technology for the autonomous learning of mathematics

Pythagoras ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 0 (72) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut Linneweber‐Lammerskitten ◽  
Marc Schäfer ◽  
Duncan Samson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Autonomous Learning ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
Video Clips ◽  
Visual Technology ◽  
Short Video ◽  
African Context ◽  
Design Production ◽  
The University

This paper describes a collaborative research and development project between the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland and Rhodes University in South Africa. The project seeks to establish, disseminate and research the efficacy and use of short video clips designed specifically for the autonomous learning of mathematics. Specific to the South African context is our interest in capitalising on the ubiquity of cellphone technology and the autonomous affordances offered by mobile learning. This paper engages with a number of theoretical and pedagogical issues relating to the design, production and use of these video clips. Although the focus is specific to the contexts of South Africa and Switzerland, the discussion is of broad applicability.

scholarly journals University Governance Case

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Tudor Maxwell ◽  
Stefano Bianchini
Keyword(s):  
Master's Degree ◽  
Educational Experience ◽  
University Governance ◽  
Leadership Succession ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Central Administration ◽  
Tight Control ◽  
The University ◽  
Good Support

AbstractThis case addresses the challenge of leadership succession in a highly respected master’s program at a university in Australia. The director, who was also the program’s lead professor, was due to retire, and the distinctive nature of the program made it particularly difficult to find a suitable replacement. To complicate the challenge, the university’s central administration was not supportive of that master’s degree, whereas it achieved the highest satisfaction ratings in the university from students and enjoyed good support from industry; the director’s insistence on quality of educational experience resulted in tight control of student admission, fewer students, and lower revenue than competing programs.A highly engaged group of students and alumni took on this challenge, working with the outgoing director to sustain impressive results over a 5-year period.

scholarly journals Curriculum Development of an ICT4D Module in the South African Context

10.28945/2181 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 111-139
Author(s):  
Caroline Khene
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
South African ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
South African Context ◽  
The South ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
African Context ◽  
Discipline Knowledge

The significance of ICTs in supporting socio-economic development in developing countries is inevitable. As academics of information systems in developing countries, we cannot ignore the need for teaching and building the capacity of our students to become knowledgeable and skilled in Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) practice and discourse. Furthermore, it is vital to equip our students with the ability to apply their discipline knowledge in addressing some of the ICT discrepancies in current ICT4D practice in their own context. I introduced and teach the ICT4D module to the Honours level course at my university in South Africa. This paper explores the factors that have influenced and shaped the development of the ICT4D module curriculum in the South African context I teach in, using a qualitative ethnographic lens and theoretical study. This provides a practice lens to motivate for and support the introduction of an ICT4D module in tertiary curricula in developing countries.

scholarly journals Excellence VS Relevance in Engineering Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-436
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Industrial Age ◽  
Human Endeavor ◽  
Common Term ◽  
The University

Engineering is crucial for economic development in developed and developing countries. With various changes taking place globally over the years, it has had influence on all aspect of human endeavor and we are now at a time of pervasive breakout of technologies known as the fourth industrial revolution. This study therefore conceptualizes excellence VS relevance in engineering education in the era of the fourth industrial revolution by first demystifying what the fourth industrial revolution is and then conceptualizing excellence and relevance in engineering education. Findings from the study revealed that Findings from the study revealed that the world is at a stage of massive changes and this requires solutions to these numerous changes. It was also found out that excellence and relevance are not new as it is a common term used across various spheres of human life especially within the university where excellence in research and learning is emphasized. The study recommended that STEM education should be encouraged across board so as to develop the skills necessary in the fourth industrial age and also effort should be made at intensifying action on adopting some of the technologies that are emerging in the fourth industrial revolution especially in the developing countries.

scholarly journals DESARROLLO DE COMPETENCIAS PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN EN ESTUDIANTES DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR: UNA EXPERIENCIA EN MÉXICO

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Hernández Contreras ◽  
Antonio Ponce Rojo ◽  
Pedro Moreno Badajós ◽  
Adriana Castañeda Barajas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Recursos Humanos ◽  
Development Of Competencies ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Keywords Education ◽  
The University

El desarrollo  de competencias para la investigación en estudiantes de Educación Superior es una tarea ardua. Sin embargo, la formación de recursos humanos en investigación debe ser una de las tareas permanentes de las Universidades, esto debido a que posibilita a los países en desarrollo el poder acceder a mejores niveles de bienestar social en materia de crecimiento económico, producción de ciencia, tecnología y mejora de la calidad educativa. El presente reporte muestra los resultados del esfuerzo de los últimos 12 años del Centro Universitario de los Lagos de la Universidad de Guadalajara, quien tiene como eje fundamental la investigación y como parte inherente el desarrollo de competencias en investigación en estudiantes universitarios. Esperando que dichos recursos humanos que han sido formados en la investigación en un mediano y/o largo plazo vengan a incrementar, enriquecer y realizar el relevo generacional de los investigadores en la región centro occidente de México. PALABRAS CLAVE: Competencias; Investigación; Incorporación Temprana; Universidad. DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCIES FOR RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS: AN EXPERIENCE IN MEXICO ABSTRACT The formation of human resources in research is an arduous task for Public Universities, especially in developing countries, must become a fundamental axis in reaching higher levels of social welfare in the matter of economic growth, production of science and technology and improvement of quality of education. At the moment a great disparity exists where developed countries, are “the unique” producers of knowledge and the developing countries are only consumers. In this work, we present the results of the effort of the last 12 years in the University of Guadalajara at Lagos de Moreno, which its fundamental axis is the scientific research. Like inherent part of the formation of university students, they will increase, enrich and to became in to the generational relief of the researchers in Jalisco state and perhaps of the Mexican Republic. KEYWORDS: Education; Investigation; Educational Resources; Higher Education.

Statistical Parables

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 27-52
Author(s):  
Paul Burnett
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Agricultural Modernization ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
New Development ◽  
The University

In the early 1960s, the agricultural economist Theodore W. Schultz issued a critical assessment of the prevailing tenets of development economics in Transforming Traditional Agriculture. Aimed at educated bureaucrats rather than academic economists, he proposed no new development theories. Instead, he drew inferences from statistics in case studies to argue that no special economic theory was required in the development space. He packaged these studies as statistical parables to provoke skepticism of development theory among those involved in direct technical assistance in developing countries. Drawing partly on their long experience with US and Soviet agricultural modernization, Schultz and members of his agricultural economics group at the University of Chicago used suggestive empirical evidence to stress the importance of investment in human capital in economic growth. By appealing to government administrators in both the United States and developing countries, Schultz helped shift development policies toward state-supported technical assistance, public education, and market-oriented policies for the agricultural sectors in the global South.

Comprehensive Reform of the University Governance System in China

2019 ◽  
pp. 68-81
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Ruixue Li
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
University Governance ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Governance System ◽  
World Class ◽  
Comprehensive Reform ◽  
The University ◽  
Tongji University

This chapter introduces and discusses changes with respect to the university governance system in China which is in the process of creating a world-class university by taking Tongji University as an example. It presents an analytical framework on the basis of four powers: (1) the internal democratic nature of the governance structure, (2) the external involvement in university governance, (3) the level of centralization of the decision-making authority in the university, and (4) the concentration of authority in an individual leadership position versus authority in a collective body or spread over various collective bodies. It analyzes and summarizes the reforms of three colleges at Tongji University in these four aspects and puts forward some reasonable suggestions for other universities.

Adoption of Open Source Software in Libraries in Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 520-531
Author(s):  
Josiline Phiri Chigwada
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Modern Library ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The University

A survey on the adoption of open source software in libraries in developing countries was conducted. An online questionnaire was sent to Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) and Special Commonwealth Assistance for Africa (SCAAP) participants for the Advanced Certificate Course in Modern Library Practices and the Lib@web participants of the Management of Electronic Information and Digital Libraries programme at the University of Antwerp in Belgium. The ITEC/SCAAP programme is sponsored by Government of India while the Lib@web programme is sponsored by Flemish Interuniversity Council – Belgian Development Council (VLIR-OUS). The data was collected from 31 librarians who attended these training programmes. The findings revealed that most libraries in developing countries which sent participants to these programmes have adopted open source software. The author recommends that librarians should continue upgrading their skills so that they are conversant with how the various open source software can be used in their institutions.

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