scholarly journals Migrant Workers as Cultural Intermediaries

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-140
Author(s):  
Muna Yastuti Madrah ◽  
Suharko Suharko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Cultural Products ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Cultural Intermediaries ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The University

This article aims at proposing an analysis formula on how the mechanism of cultural intermediaries done by Indonesian migrant worker student. The subject of this study were Indonesia migrant worker students in Korea undertaking higher education while under the contract as migrant workers. Various previous research on migrant workers mostly put them as "those who are powerless or unskilled." The emergence of these migrant worker students reflects that there is a change in values in viewing immaterial consumption by migrant workers. There is a kind of trendsetter (role model) that might influence them to enter the university as well as mediate new culture to other migrant workers. In this context, they are mediating the importance of having a higher education. Cultural intermediaries have an important role in creating a new social class. Many research reported, those involved in the work of cultural intermediaries include music critics, fashion directors, bloggers, stylists, advertisers, brand agents- refer to a certain social class. However, there has not been much research on intermediary work carried out by migrant workers. This study conveys a new perspective placing migrant workers as actors involved in mediating "cultural products" and consumption of "tastes" of consumers.

The Critical Success Factors in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 84-108
Author(s):  
Tuncer Asunakutlu ◽  
Kemal Yuce Kutucuoglu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Ranking Systems ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Education Administrators ◽  
The University

This study reviews some of the prominent ranking systems with a view to shed more light on what may constitute a critical success factor in the field of higher education. In the first part, the ranking systems are reviewed and the key principles are explained. A brief description of how institutions use ranking information is also included. In the second part of the study, the subject of internationalization in the context of ranking systems is discussed. The main challenges of competitiveness in higher education and the increasing role of internationalization are expressed. The chapter also describes threats and opportunities for the future of higher education. This section also includes suggestions for higher education administrators. In the third part, the subject of ranking with particular focus on the university-industry collaboration and its effects on the future of higher education are discussed. The role of the industry and the changing mission of the universities in the new era are explained.

scholarly journals Sustainability Higher Education in the Context of Bearn’s University of Beauty

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10533
Author(s):  
Lesley Le Grange
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
The World ◽  
Role Players ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

Sustainability and its relationship with education has been the subject of much contestation in recent decades. This article reviews some of the debates on sustainability in the context of higher education and raises concern about the narrowing of the discourse on sustainability and sustainability education in the neoliberal university. The methods used in this article are philosophical, combining traditional concept analysis with concept creation. The later method holds that philosophical concepts are created or reimagined so that they have transformative effects in the world. The key finding of this conceptual exploration is that sustainability (education) can be liberated from the fetters of neoliberalism and can be imagined differently. This might be possible in the “University of Beauty”. Moreover, the potential for reimagining sustainability higher education already exists within the neoliberal university and in those who inhabit it. This is because sustainability higher education and those who inhabit the neoliberal university are always in the process of becoming. The article concludes that the present generation of students should be viewed as key role players in rethinking sustainability higher education.

scholarly journals Mechanisms for attracting an international contingent of students to Russian universities in relation to the university, regional and federal levels

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
M. A. Tanina ◽  
V. V. Bondarenko ◽  
V. A. Yudina ◽  
O. N. Leskina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Russian Universities ◽  
Strategic Goal

Increasing the export potential of the higher education system is a strategic goal of many developed and developing countries, including Russia. At the same time, attracting foreign students to domestic universities makes it possible to attract foreign intellectual resources, develop international cooperation and diplomacy. During the study, a model of a system for managing the competitiveness of higher education in Russia has been developed, which contributes to attracting an international contingent of students to Russian universities. This system takes into account the influence of global environmental factors and state macro-environment factors. The subject of management in this system is represented by the federal, regional and university levels. For each subject level, methods have been developed to attract an international contingent of students to Russian universities. The object of management in the developed system is the level of competitiveness of higher education in Russia.

scholarly journals An analysis of using flipped learning in Higher Education: ‘How flipping difficult can it be?’

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth Bramley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Law Degree ◽  
Large Investment

This paper aims to provide a critical analysis of using flipped learning as a teaching method in Higher Education.A study of using filpped learning was carried out within the context of a module on the undergraduate law degree programme at the University of Sheffield.Prior to the study, flipped hearing had not been attempted on an undergraduate law module at the University.Sutdents undertaking the module were asked to complete a survey, and quantative comments were collated. These results will be presented and analysed in this paper. This paper also draws on academic literature to compare perspectives of incorporating this method of teaching into the HE curriculum.This paper summarises the reasons for carrying out the study, together with the key findings from this study. The key conclusions of the paper focus primarily on the benefits of incorporating flipped learning into teaching - with the central benefits being deeper learning for students, and increased engagement in the subject matter. The paper also comments on some of the challenges of this teaching method - the central challenges being the need for consistency and clear signposting, together with a large investment of time by staff in implementing such a teaching method.

scholarly journals Klasse og kultur på danske universitetsuddannelser

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Peter Thomsen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Cultural Practice ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Horizontal Stratification ◽  
University Programs ◽  
National Register Data ◽  
The University

Denne artikel beskæftiger sig med social ulighed på lange videregående uddannelser i Danmark. Ved at betragte de interne forskelle i det danske universitetsfelt undersøges omfanget og karakteren af den sociale differentiering på de lange videregående uddannelser. For at forstå disse sociale differentieringsprocesser anlægges et henholdsvis makro- og mikrosociologisk perspektiv på betydningen af social klasse og kulturel praksis på uddannelserne, og der stilles det overordnede spørgsmål: Hvad er sammenhængen mellem unges valg af videregående uddannelse, deres sociale oprindelse og de kulturelle praktikker på de forskellige videregående uddannelser? Empirien udgøres af såvel registerdata som af feltarbejde på tre udvalgte universitetsuddannelser, og der bruges følgelig såvel kvantitative som kvalitative metoder. Analysen af universitetsfeltet viser at der er meget stor forskel på de forskellige uddannelsers sociale profil, at der er en tydelig klassestruktur i det danske universitetsfelt, at den kulturelle praksis der kendetegner udvalgte uddannelser kan forstås meningsfuldt i sammenhæng med denne klassestruktur, og endelig at det kræver bestemte forudsætninger at mestre kulturen på de forskellige uddannelser. Søgeord: Social differentiering, social klasse, videregående uddannelser, universitetsstuderende, uddannelseskultur, uddannelsesvalg. ENGELSK ABSTRACT: Jens Peter Thomsen: Social Class and Culture in Danish Universities In this article I address the question of social inequality in higher education. By looking at the horizontal stratification in the Danish university field I examine the extent and nature of the processes of social differentiation within the different university programs. In order to understand the processes of differentiation, a macro- and micro-sociological perspective on the significance of social class and cultural practice in the university programs is applied. The main question is: What is the relationship between young people’s choice of university program, social class origin and the cultural practices in the different university programs? National register data as well as fieldwork carried out in three different university programs make up the empirical basis of the research, and both quantitative and qualitative methods are applied. The analysis of the university field shows that: A) The university field is highly structured by social class, B) there are great differences in the class characteristics of the student body in the different programs, C) the class structure in the university field is closely related to the cultural practices characterizing specific programs, and finally, D) that students from certain social backgrounds are better prepared than other students for the practical mastery of these cultural practices. Key words: Higher education, social class, horizontal stratification, university students, educational cultures, choice of higher education.

scholarly journals Eni Lestari in Conversation with Annalee Lepp

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annalee Lepp
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Board Member ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Global Alliance ◽  
Domestic Worker ◽  
Current Board ◽  
International Migrants ◽  
The University ◽  
A Current

Eni Lestari is an Indonesian domestic worker and migrant rights activist who has been working in Hong Kong since 1999. She is the current chairperson of the International Migrants Alliance (IMA), the first global alliance of grassroots migrants’ organizations, founded in Hong Kong in 2008. She is also the current chairperson of the Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Hong Kong (ATKI). Lestari is also a current board member of the Global Alliance Against Trafficking of Women (GAATW). In January 2016 she sat down with Annalee Lepp, Chair of the Department of Gender Studies at the University of Victoria, to talk about her experiences as a migrant worker and activist.

scholarly journals Revitalization Model of Balai Latihan Kerja (Blk) For Improving Knowledge, Education, And Skills Of Migrant Worker Based On Link And Match

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 01011
Author(s):  
RM. Moch. Wispandono ◽  
Eni Sri Rahayu Ningsih ◽  
Deni S.B Yuherawan ◽  
Netty Dyah
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Destination Country ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Training Center ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

The vocational training center (Balai Latihan Kerja/BLK) has great potential to improve the quality of Indonesian workers. The existence of this BLK is increasingly strategic with the support of the government. This can be seen from the large number of BLKs scattered in each regency city in Indonesia. However, now the conditions of the BLK are very concerning, both in terms of the effectiveness of the use, the quality of the Training Center and the use of the BLK function. On the other hand, the condition and quality of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BMI) is very alarming. Based on research by the Center for Regional Studies of the University of Brawijaya, it was found that the majority of them did not have the skills needed in the destination country. This is compounded by their lack of knowledge about market analysis of needs (skills) in the destination country. From this fact, there is no link and match between migrant workers and the BLK of each region. This study aims to find a model that can minimize the weakness of handling migrant workers and increase their work productivity

scholarly journals Applying Digital Arts Experience to Strengthen the Organizational Culture in Higher Education During the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 169-173
Author(s):  
Pan Lei ◽  
Emily B. Tan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Organization Culture ◽  
Core Concept ◽  
Digital Arts ◽  
Global University ◽  
Education Model ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The University

During the COVID-19, schools were faced with changes in organizational culture under the digital education model. It is a new challenge facing higher education universities to promote cultural competitiveness, enhancing the confidence of educators in organizational culture, and communicating the cultural atmosphere to educators through digital technology. This concept paper mainly emphasizes the introduction of Digital Arts experience into organizational culture, thereby enhancing the appeal of the university organizational culture. This requires the university to combine both ideology and technology, highly advocating the organization's core concept through the global digital trend during the pandemic. This concept paper provides a new perspective of change for constructing organizational culture in universities facing education and digital challenges during the pandemic. The Digital Arts experience will be an essential part of the global university organization culture after COVID-19.

scholarly journals RETOS DE ENSEÑAR HISTORIA EN EL CONTEXTO UNIVERSITARIO

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Gustavo Josué López Ramírez ◽  
Adolfo Luis Rojas Tur
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Spatial Dimension ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
The Way

La Historia es una ciencia social y también una disciplina escolar, de ahí que sus principales problemas teóricos se reflejan en la manera de enseñar, lo que condiciona que las corrientes historiográficas influyan en la forma de concebir el curriculum de la asignatura. La teoría que sustenta a una determinada escuela histórica aporta su metodología, que redunda en el campo epistemológico, lo que supone cambios y afectaciones en los fundamentos científicos de la Historia y sus métodos. A la par, esa metodología de la ciencia llega de forma directa a la estructura didáctica de la asignatura, lo que tiene su explicación desde la relación de esta con la ciencia. En el contexto de la Educación Superior se suscita una interrogante de actualidad, ¿qué contenido histórico enseñar y aprender?, en tanto el estudiante ya ha transitado por el sistema de la educación general, en el que ha recibido diferentes contenidos históricos con diferentes niveles de gradación y corresponde a la universidad completar el ciclo de profundización en los contenidos históricos. En el artículo se reflexiona en torno a las problemáticas fundamentales que enfrenta la enseñanza de la Historia en el contexto universitario, desde la perspectiva de una Historia holística, multidimensional y pluricausal, protagonizada por actores individuales y colectivos, en una dimensión temporal y espacial específica.   PALABRAS CLAVE: Historia; enseñanza de la Historia; Educación Superior. CHALLENGES TO TEACH HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY CONTEXT ABSTRACT History is a social science and also a school discipline, hence its main theoretical problems are reflected in the way of teaching, which conditions the historiographical influence the way of conceiving the curriculum of the subject. The theory behind a particular historical school provides its methodology, resulting in the epistemological field, representing changes and effects on the scientific basis of history and its methods. At the same time, the methodology of science comes directly to the educational structure of the subject form, which can be explained from the relation of this science. In the context of the Higher Education questioningly current arises, what to teach and learn historical content ?, while the student has already gone through the general education system, which has received different historical content with different levels gradation and corresponds to the university to complete the cycle of deepening the historical contents. In the article it reflects on the fundamental issues facing the teaching of history in the university context, from the perspective of a holistic, multidimensional and pluricausal story featuring individual and collective actors in a specific temporal and spatial dimension. KEYWORDS: History; history teaching; Higher Education.

scholarly journals Freedom and autonomy in the university enterprise

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Bridgman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Managerial Control ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
The University

Purpose This paper seeks to explore notions of enterprise as an instance of organizational change within university business schools, using a theoretical approach drawn from the discourse theory of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. Their concept of articulatory practice is useful for examining the management of knowledge workers across multiple levels of discourse, including policy, practice and processes of identification. Specifically, the paper aims to investigate the articulation of enterprise within government policy on higher education, management practices of directing, funding, measuring and regulating the activities of faculty in ways that seek to promote enterprise, as well as demonstrating how agents can resist attempts at top-down managerial control through processes of self-identification. Design/methodology/approach An empirical study consisting of an analysis of government reports on higher education along with 65 interviews conducted at six UK research-led business schools. Findings At the level of government policy, the university is recast as an enterprise within a competitive marketplace where the “entrepreneurial academic” who commercializes research becomes the role model. However, management practices and identity processes amongst faculty reveal inconsistencies within the articulation of the university enterprise, to the extent that this idealised identity is marginalised within research-led business schools in the UK. Originality/value The theoretical approach captures the dynamism of hegemonic projects across multiple levels, from policymaking to management practice and the constitution of identity. Laclau and Mouffe's conception of hegemony highlights mechanisms of control, while their assumption of radical contingency illuminates dynamics of resistance. © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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