scholarly journals Effects of an intervention on the participation of people with disability in the workplace

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laiza Oliveira VILELA ◽  
◽  
Lúcia Pereira LEITE
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
People With Disability ◽  
Laws And Regulations

Abstract Current laws and regulations have generated discussions about the accessibility of disabled people in the labor force. However, there is a need for changes in the physical, functional, and attitudinal and/or behavioral environment to create an inclusive environment. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of an intervention aimed at a critical reflection on the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace. The intervention was carried out in a higher education institution with academic staff and administrators; its effects were evaluated using the Conceptions of Disability Inventory. The results indicated that after having completed the course, the participants developed a broader and more human conception of the participation of people with disabilities in the workplace.

scholarly journals Academic Staff Perceptions toward Implementing Total Quality Management Principles

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Naail Mohammed Kamil ◽  
Loutfi Boulahlib ◽  
Mohammed Borhandden Musa ◽  
Shafeeq Hussain Vazathodi Al-Hudawi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Academic Degree

Purpose-This study examines the attitude of academic staff in one higher education institution in Malaysia towards the implementation of total quality management principles, and how that affects the intention to implement total quality management in the university. It also highlights the impacts of several demographic variables on the implementation of total quality management in the university.Design/methodology/approach-The study used survey data drawn from 149 academic staff selected using stratified random sampling techniques. Regression analysis was used to analyse data.Finding-The findings demonstrate there is a positive significant correlation between attitude toward TQM implementation (customers and stakeholders, employee engagement and teamwork, continuous improvements and total degree of attitude) and the intention to practice TQM among sampled institution faculties.Concerning the correlation between the subjective norms and intention, the analysis manifests that there is no significant correlation between the subjective norms of TQM and the intention to practice TQM principles among institutional staff.Furthermore, the study also found that there are no significant differences in the attitude towards implementation of total quality managementprinciples due to the variables of gender, nationality, marital status, work experiences, the faculty and job positions with the exception of academic degree, where significant differences are shown.Value/originality-Since the study reports the understanding of academic staff of a higher education institution toward the implementation of total quality management principles, top management in the tertiary sector may find the findings and conclusions useful when planning for the implementation of total quality management principles.

scholarly journals Accessibility of people with disabilities to higher education: social attitudes of students and professors of a higher education institution

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Assunção Brunhara ◽  
Ana Paula Berberian ◽  
Ana Cristina Guarinello ◽  
Angela Regina Biscouto ◽  
Simone Krüger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Private University ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
University Professors ◽  
The Social

ABSTRACT Purpose: to compare and analyze social attitudes of students and professors of a higher education institution about the inclusion of people with disabilities according to variables gender, age and areas of knowledge of participants. Methods: the quantitative study was conducted on 601 academics, 583 being students and 18 university professors from a private university, who have contact with individuals with disabilities in the classroom. A questionnaire was applied to identify the social attitudes related to the variables correlated above. Results: the sample included 97% of students, 417 being females and 184 males. Nearly 43% were younger than 20 years and 6% older than 40 years. The female professors and students had higher agreement with the questionnaire, while male professors and students reported lower satisfaction. Concerning age, the younger individuals were the most dissatisfied ones. In relation to the field of knowledge, the Exact, Human and Health Sciences, in this order, presented increased agreement with the research instrument. Conclusion: the study investigated the social attitudes of professors and students about the inclusion of people with disabilities, analyzing the results according to gender, age and area of knowledge, comparing and correlating with the agreement about the questionnaire. The results revealed the need to deepen the studies about variables that may influence the social attitudes related to the inclusion and permanence of these individuals in higher education institutions.

scholarly journals Academic Staff Practices and Challenges of Publishing:

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Abatihun Alehegn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Inadequate Information ◽  
Lack Of Commitment ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This article reports on the findings of a study undertaken to establish practices and challenges to academic publishing at a higher education institution in Ethiopia. A descriptive survey design was employed and con- -venience and purposive sampling were used to select the sample. The data were gathered by means of a questionnaire with closed- and open-ended questions and were analysed using descriptive and thematic analysis. The results show that, despite the benefits of publishing, not all academics in the university are publishing in local and international journals due to a number of challenges. These include a lack of commitment and motivation, lack of experience and exposure to publishing, and inadequate information,knowledge and skills to access accredited journals. Academics also suffer from work overload, a lack of support from the university to publish, and challenges emanating from journals themselves. It is recommended thatthe university, the Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education and other relevant stakeholders should collaborate to address this situation. Key words: academics, academic publishing, higher education institution, challenges, practices, university

scholarly journals The profile of the professional competences for the associate professor of the higher education institution of Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-225
Author(s):  
Yurii Skyba
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Normative Documents

The modern requirements for the professional competences of the associate professor of the higher education institution, specified by the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine "On Approval of Qualification Characteristics of Professions (Positions) of Pedagogical and Academic Staff of the Educational Institutions" (2013) and job descriptions of the National University of Water Management and Nature Management; National Pedagogical Dragomanov University; State University of Technology, National Aerospace University named after M. Zhukovsky Kharkiv Aviation Institute, are analysed in the article. The analysis of the educational normative documents and job descriptions of the proper higher education institutions makes it possible to identify differences in the requirements for the candidates for the position of the associate professor. With the accordance to the review of the national and foreign legal documents specifying the competences of the scientific and pedagogical workers, the profile of professional competencies of the associate professor of the higher education institution is developed. The profile of the professional competencies for the associate professor of higher education institution includes the following principles: orientation on competence; cumulative descriptors; self-assessment and external evaluation; reflection and constant professional growth. The profile characteristics can be expanded.

scholarly journals Decolonising globalised curriculum landscapes: The identity and agency of academics

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente Reyes ◽  
Sharon Clancy ◽  
Henry Koge ◽  
Kevin Richardson ◽  
Phil Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Global Curriculum ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Identity And Agency ◽  
Shifting Boundaries ◽  
Key Questions

This article explores how academics in a higher education institution (HEI) make sense of the challenges that they encounter in a neoliberal context typified by an increasingly globalised curriculum landscape. Two key questions are explored: What are the contours of the shifting boundaries which define the ‘global curriculum’ in HEI contexts? How do academics navigate and make sense of this fluidity in an uncertain and disputed landscape? Using reflections on practice emanating from the redesign of educational courses to respond to a rapidly changing student cohort, this inquiry takes an auto-ethnographic approach, offering the perspectives of five academic staff from a UK-based HEI through the lens of their lived experiences, and acknowledging the emerging shifts in identities that they experience and the need to confront tensions in this curriculum space. We conclude that our own scrutiny of, and critical reflections on, our identity and positionality as teachers and education practitioners represent a form of decoloniality, enabling us to find ways to share what we know without excluding knowledge outside it and to welcome contributions and possibilities beyond our own experiences. In terms of how we should act, we recognise that it must be through a dialectic that does not seek cultural supremacy or sovereignty.

Surgical Specialty Choice Factors in Medical Higher Education Institution Students� Subjective Assessment

10.12737/5096 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
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E. Vasileva ◽  
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Mariya Gaykina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
High Educational Institution ◽  
Specialty Choice ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Surgical Specialty

Results of a research directed on studying of factors, impacting on a students� choice related to doctor�s profession, medical high educational institution and medical specialty during training in educational institution are presented in this paper. The factors having the greatest impact on medical specialty choice in students� subjective representation at a training phase before thesis have been ranged. It has been established that pedagogical technologies of medical specialty choice formation have to be implemented purposefully for vocational guidance process management in higher education institution, and also that subjective external factors, such as pedagogical competence of clinical chairs� academic staff in the pedagogical technologies area, training conditions on clinical chairs and teachers� attitude towards the professional choice problem have dominating impact on students� medical specialty choice at the present stage.

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