scholarly journals Business Incubators: A Strategy for College Sustainability in Higher Education An Exploratory Study at Al-Kunooz University College / Basra

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muslim Alawi Alsaad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
University College ◽  
Sustainability In Higher Education

scholarly journals A basic content proposal on sustainability for management undergraduate courses

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-47
Author(s):  
Flávio Hourneaux Junior ◽  
Bárbara Galleli ◽  
Carolina Brinholi ◽  
Laura Martini Zellmeister ◽  
Isak Kruglianskas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Sustainability In Higher Education ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Sustainability Curriculum ◽  
Basic Content

This paper aims to propose a basic content for teaching sustainability in undergraduate Management programs, covering a range of topics considered as critical for future professionals’ background. Although the existence of several studies on how to incorporate sustainability in higher education, just a few focus on “what” is to be taught, which is the focus of this paper. This exploratory study had two stages. First, a survey of the professional demands regarding sustainability by organizations was carried out, according to specialists. Secondly, we researched the knowledge in sustainability by undergraduate Management students from a recognised university in Brazil. Data analysis was based on exploratory factor analysis. The research presented 38 sustainability topics split into three major subjects organized according to their content to structure a core sustainability curriculum as an initial proposal. This proposal is not a set of unrelated subjects, disconnected from the context of the course, but complementary. Despite the barriers to the inclusion of sustainability in universities, particularly in countries with problems in education, instructors, and academic managers can use a basic content as we propose as a starting point to embed sustainability into students’ background, and consequently leading to wider sustainable impacts on society.

IoT Sustainability in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 185-197
Author(s):  
Helena Belchior-Rocha ◽  
Filomena Nogueira Almeida ◽  
Ricardo Abreu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Innovation In Education ◽  
New Information ◽  
Sustainability In Higher Education ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
And Training

The widespread use of new information technologies has brought new challenges to society and in particular to forcing innovation in education and training by changing the paradigm of education. However, there still seems to be no consensus on how best to use new information technologies in educational practices. In this context, and because it is important to know, debate, think, and plan the future role of these new technologies in teaching/training, the authors conducted an exploratory study with the Delphi technique. The experience and creativity of a panel of experts will lead to a categorical scale and to the elaboration of an instrument with a preliminary list of indicators to be applied to students and professors and evaluate the sustainability of IoT in higher education.

Measuring Service Quality in The Context of Higher Education in Vietnam

2013 ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Yen Nguyen Thi Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Education Service ◽  
The Subject

This paper focuses on the understanding of service quality in the context of Vietnamese universities. It proposes an approach for measuring the quality of the higher education service provided by universities in Vietnam. Firstly, an exploratory study was conducted. Then, the set of items which were generated became the subject of a questionnaire that was then administered to 675 students of a Vietnamese university to determine the dimensions of higher education service quality in this context. The obtained results permit us to appropriate a measurement scale which is slightly different from the SERVQUAL scale widely known as the standard for measuring service quality. The results also show that tangible elements, responsiveness and assurance seem to be three specific dimensions of the higher education service of Vietnamese universities.

Environmental sustainability in higher education: how do academics teach?

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda A. Christie ◽  
Kelly K. Miller ◽  
Raylene Cooke ◽  
John G. White
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability In Higher Education

Strategies to promote sustainability in higher education institutions

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 1018-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Issa Ibrahim Berchin ◽  
Vanessa dos Santos Grando ◽  
Gabriela Almeida Marcon ◽  
Louise Corseuil ◽  
José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Sustainability In Higher Education ◽  
Education Science ◽  
Education In Brazil

Purpose This paper aims to analyze strategies that promote sustainability in higher education institutions (HEIs), focusing on the case study of a federal institute of higher education in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach The research was based on a scientific literature review on sustainability in HEIs, to identify the recurrent actions for sustainability in these institutions; and a case study of a federal institute of higher education in Brazil, to illustrate how these actions are being implemented by HEIs. Findings Concerns about sustainability, prompted by the Brazilian federal legislature, led federal HEI to change its internal processes, infrastructure and organizational culture toward sustainability. Practical implications The findings presented in this study, more specifically the sustainability plan of the Federal Institute for Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina, aligned with the recommendations proposed, can be used and replicated in other HEIs. Originality/value Scientific literature about organizational changes led by sustainability concerns, in HEIs specifically, still needs more attention in the academia. By addressing the case of a Brazilian public institution of higher education, this paper contributes to the literature on sustainability in higher education by reporting the process of implementation of a sustainability plan.

Were Higher Education Institutions Communication Strategies Well Suited for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
David Santandreu Calonge ◽  
Pablo Medina Aguerrebere ◽  
Patrik Hultberg ◽  
Melissa Connor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
External Communication ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

The immediacy of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the sheer importance of internal and external communication with stakeholders. Universities had to rapidly grasp an unfolding and fast-changing crisis, gauge their level of preparedness, review decision and implementation processes, devise strategies, and adapt communication approaches. This exploratory study conducts a literature review in order to identify relevant studies that address how higher education institutions communicated to their stakeholders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The review of the literature revealed that although many higher education institutions had disaster recovery plans in place, few were well-equipped for a disruption of global proportions. Using a grounded theory approach, five important themes emerged from the relevant studies.

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