Evidence of Disillusionment of Younger Cohorts in Higher Education in India

2018 ◽  
Vol 198 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-154
Author(s):  
Harish Chaudhry ◽  
Sunil Gupta ◽  
Rajendra Nargundkar ◽  
Anurag Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Full Time ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Senior Faculty ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Career Options ◽  
Time Faculty

With increasing demand for quality education, it is imperative for universities to attract and retain good faculty. This study explores the effect of demographic and some external factors on faculty satisfaction. The analysis is based on a nationwide survey of full-time faculty across 1,000 colleges and institutes in India. Results show that senior faculty is more satisfied than younger ones. Policy makers in higher education and university administrators should take this input to take corrective steps to ensure teaching as a career remains attractive and competes successfully with other career options available to young eligible graduates.

scholarly journals Many Lives of Women Rectors at Turkish Universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Suzan Ustun ◽  
Ali Ilker Gümüseli
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Higher Education Management ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Traditional Roles

Women at Turkish Universities do not have the same level of representation as rectors as they have academics at the higher education. It is vital to have women, as one of the genders which comprises the community, at the higher education management as rectors to ensure the gender equality in Turkey. As well as the traditional roles assigned to women in Turkey, the lack of legal arrangements and challenges based on gender discrimination faced by women might be the cause of the women’s low representation in the higher education management. This study aims to explicate the experience of being a woman rector through qualitative data gathered from four rectors working at state and foundation universities in Turkey. The low representation of women in higher education management has been identified as a universal problem. It is obvious that woman academics in Turkish universities have low representation at the universities’ top management. Following two themes were identified: Perspectives of Women Rectors Regarding Their Roles and Challenges Faced. These themes were revealed through the voices of women rectors in Turkey. Therefore, this study is expected to bring unique insights both for university administrators and policy makers in terms of raising an awareness for the role of women leaders.

Effect of Dark Personalities on Knowledge Hiding Behaviour at Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 2050031
Author(s):  
Dewan Niamul Karim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Knowledge Hiding ◽  
Time Faculty

A key concern in the way of improving knowledge sharing practices is knowledge hiding behaviour. Literature shows that knowledge hiding is a prevalent phenomenon in organisations including higher education institutions (HEIs) and is largely determined by the personality of the knowledge holders. Thus, the present study attempts to examine the effect of dark personalities (undesirable personality traits comprising of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) on knowledge hiding behaviour of faculty members at HEIs. Based on 139 valid responses from the full-time faculty members serving in various private universities in Bangladesh, the study revealed that both Machiavellianism and psychopathy have significant positive association with knowledge hiding behaviour of the academics, whereas narcissism is insignificantly related with knowledge hiding behaviour. This study indicated that dark personalities play a key role in academics’ inclination to hide knowledge.

Preparing and Applying for a Teaching-Focused Faculty Position

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine L. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cover Letter ◽  
Faculty Position ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Curriculum Vitae ◽  
Higher Education Market ◽  
First Interview ◽  
Time Faculty

With a dose of humor, the author of this chapter chronicles her journey as she searched for a full-time faculty position at local and national colleges and universities after receiving her PhD in community psychology. The search provided excellent first-hand experience that the author shares with readers and includes information about the process, highlighting concrete tools that are needed to be successful. She covers the importance of creating an effective curriculum vitae, teaching statement, and cover letter to land your first interview; how to be more tech savvy, mastering interviews via video conferencing software, such as Skype and Google Hang-Out; and why it is essential to get input on the highly important job talk from prospective academic colleagues. This chapter delivers a sense of the climate and process of entering the higher education market, while leaving the reader with hope for securing that sought-after faculty position.

Higher Education : An Overview

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1017-1029
Author(s):  
Dr Kirti Prakash Tiwari ◽  
Dr Ambrish
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Institution Building ◽  
Fundamental Change ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
University Departments ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Independence Era ◽  
The Impact

India’s Higher Education system is the largest in the world in terms of number of institutions. Higher education in India has undergone rapid development after post-independence era. Every society gives importance to education because it is a panacea for all evils. It is the key to solve the various problems of life. Education has been described as a process of waking up to life also. This article attempts to examine the scenario of higher education in India. Besides the university departments of education and their affiliated colleges, government and government aided institutions; private and self-financing colleges and open universities are also engaged in education. Although there have been challenges to higher education in the past, these most recent calls for reform may provoke a fundamental change in higher education. These disparate literatures have not been tied together in a way that would examine the impact of fundamental change from the policy level to the institutional level and to the everyday lives of college and university administrators, faculty and students. Now the time has come to create a second wave of institution building and of excellence in the fields of education, research and capability building. We need higher educated people who are skilled and who can drive our economy forward. This paper discussed the issues of higher education and direction to improve the higher education in India.

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