scholarly journals Charting Ahead: Navigating Threats and Challenges to the Urban-Serving Research University Mission

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desiree D. Zerquera ◽  
Erin E. Doran
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research University ◽  
Strategic Alignment ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Urban Regions ◽  
Strategic Initiatives ◽  
University Mission ◽  
University Identity ◽  
The Cost

The higher education context that our CUMU institutions must navigate is complex and begets challenges resulting from the distinct mission our institutions seek to uphold. The implications of these challenges give rise to impacts on everyone within the institution and consequently our constituents within the cities we seek to serve. Bringing together literature, emerging research, and points from discussions at the 2016 CUMU conference, this paper analyzes challenges and their implications and highlights the strategies being employed to navigate them. We consider the tensions inherent in the urban-serving university identity, the cost of serving urban regions, and the state structures that provide funding. All of these tensions have implications for commitment to mission, access for historically marginalized students, and the experiences of faculty within the institution. We also discuss strategic initiatives and efforts that reflect collaboration, strategic alignment, and innovation. This work is of value for those working within urban-serving universities, those who work to uphold their mission in higher education, and policy makers that shape the context of these institutions’ work.

scholarly journals Global trends in financing higher education

2021 ◽  
pp. 152-157
Author(s):  
D. A. Ashirbekova ◽  
G. Zh. Nurmukhanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
The State ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
The World ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Financing Higher Education ◽  
Goals And Objectives

This article describes the types of higher education institutions financing around the world, as well as the features of university financing and their structural changes in the context of the countries of the world. The management system of higher education around the world is multifunctional, complexly structured. This activity appears to be specially organized by the state authorities jointly with public institutions and is aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the higher education sector in the context of the implementation of the goals and objectives of the state in a particular historical period of development. In the last decade, there has been a demand for educational services and a corresponding increase in the cost of financing higher education. The drivers of this increase were wage growth, the cost of modern infrastructure, and the slow response to rising costs. The decline in government revenue has led to more efficient use of resources and careful monitoring of research results, since the priority for the state is to strictly evaluate the results for their funding, and research funded by the private sector has clear goals. Universities in the updated system of values stimulate the development of society, implement the training of personnel required by the market. New challenges – the pandemic and the development of the digital economy-provide new opportunities for people focused on higher education, and at the same time change the education system itself and its financing mechanisms.

Beyond Performance Indicators: Reforming Higher Education Evaluation Systems to Promote Improvement

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-72
Author(s):  
Alexander C. McCormick
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Socioeconomic Outcomes ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Higher Education Attainment ◽  
Education Performance ◽  
The Cost ◽  
University Quality

Abstract As higher education attainment has become increasingly essential for both individual socioeconomic outcomes and the economic competitiveness of nation-states, and as the cost of financing the higher education enterprise continues to rise, university quality has become an urgent concern for students, families, and policy makers around the globe. The widespread interest in assessing university quality manifests itself in the rise of global rankings (Hazelkorn, 2015) and the increasing use of so-called performance indicators by government agencies. This paper focuses on the latter phenomenon. The first part of the paper examines the benefits and limitations of higher education performance indicators as conventionally implemented, and the second part advances a set of suggestions to address these shortcomings by adapting performance systems to represent and incentivize evidence-informed improvement efforts.

Quality of teachers in technical higher education institutions in India

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payal Sharma ◽  
Jagwinder Singh Pandher
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
The State ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Purpose The quality of education depends upon the quality of teachers, i.e. professional competence. The purpose of this paper is to empirically identify the state of faculty’s quality in technical higher education institutions of Punjab (India) in terms of their competences. Later, differences in the quality of the faculty of both public (government funded) and private (partially or not funded by government) technical institutions were examined. Design/methodology/approach In total, 35 technical institutes were selected to conduct a field survey and total 594 respondents including teachers, students and administrators had responded to the present study from different departments of engineering and management. The state of faculty’s quality in terms of their competences has been examined through confirmatory factor analysis in AMOS 20.0. Discriminant analysis in SPSS 20.0 has been performed to find the differences in faculty of both the public and private sectors. Findings This paper provides a broader picture of the poor quality of teachers in technical institutions of Punjab (India) in terms of lacking most of the competencies. The study also reveals significant differences in the faculty of both public and private sector institutes in terms of select competences. Originality/value This paper demonstrates an alarming stage of poor-quality state of teachers. Therefore, educational administrators and policy makers need to show their concern for the improvement of teachers’ quality in technical higher education institutions of Punjab (India).

Classifying Institutions to Guide Mission-Relevant Performance Assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-261
Author(s):  
Victor M.H. Borden
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research University ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Institutional Differentiation ◽  
Societal Expectations ◽  
Post Industrial

AbstractThe shift from a post-industrial to a knowledge economy has placed higher education at the center of attention among policy makers and the public at large. The increase in attention, along with the increasing diversity in the funding sources of higher education institutions (HEIs) has prompted calls for greater accountability. Efforts to assess the effectiveness of HEIs include a variety of accountability frameworks and review processes. These efforts produce competing pressures for both institutional differentiation and convergence: differentiation to efficiently accommodate broader participation and meet a wide array of societal needs; and convergence to compete for international prestige and recognition as demarcated by research university rankings. This paper examines the extent to which distinguishing between types of HEIs via taxonomies or classification systems has expanded or can contribute to expanding the basis upon which HEI performance is evaluated in order to meet the full range of societal expectations for higher education in the 21st Century.

scholarly journals State-Led Gentrification and Self-Respect

2021 ◽  
pp. 003232172198916
Author(s):  
Katy Wells
Keyword(s):  
Urban Renewal ◽  
The State ◽  
The Self ◽  
Controversial Issue ◽  
State Support ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The World ◽  
State Investment ◽  
The Cost

Gentrification is a global and highly controversial issue. This article develops an account of what can be troubling, specifically, about state support for gentrification processes. Recent research points to the fact that gentrification processes are being used by policy-makers in many parts of the world as tools for urban ‘renewal’ or transformation. However, it is claimed that this is often at the cost of badly off residents of these areas. I argue that where the state supports or encourages gentrification processes that either (a) impose non-trivial costs on badly off residents of gentrifying areas or (b) fail to benefit these residents in certain ways, the state disrespects these residents by failing to show due regard for their interests. In doing so, it threatens their self-respect. Having made this argument, I also consider how certain kinds of state investment once gentrification processes have occurred can threaten the self-respect of original residents.

scholarly journals Tuition in the economy of education

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Iryna TUR
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Young Person ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Financing Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. The question of obtaining higher education is highly relevant all over the world today, particularly in Ukraine. The modern system of financing higher education has big and complex problems and remains one of the most important and least settled issues of our country. The opportunity to obtain high-quality education in a prestigious higher educational institution often depends not only on the level of knowledge and readiness of the young person, but also on his/her ability to pay for the education. Thus, the lack of research on the relationship between the cost of higher education as a factor affecting the educational economy, deserves particular attention regarding the influence on the socio-economic status of the nation, and makes the selected topic significantly relevant. The purpose of the paper is to investigate the impact of the cost of higher education on the economy of the state and justify the need to consider this issue from the point of view of the education economy. Results. The article presents the scientific views on the interpretation of the concept of education economy. The theoretical and methodological foundations of the educational economy are characterized. The article also defines the problems of financing higher education from the state budget as it remains one of the most important and complex issues which are not sufficiently settled in our country. There is a review of the functions of education, which aim is to provide a higher level of income and increase the level of well-being of the individual. It is shown that accessibility to higher education for the population has an impact on the distribution of income in society, leads to increased productivity, which is resulted in the growth of individual employee’s income and in increased productivity in the national economy and rises the total income of society. Conclusion. Due to the fact that the main priority of the state in the part of the education economy is to increase its level, higher education should be used as a tool of state socio-economic policy for the development of this sector and support of talented young people. Knowledge generated in higher education is the most important and inexhaustible resource for a science-based economy. In today's context, education needs to be guided by the demands of the labor market, since the education market is an integral part of this market, because it generates a demand for employees of the required specialties.

A comparison of the cost of research in South Africa's public research and higher education institutions

2008 ◽  
Vol 104 (11/12) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.R. Walwyn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Pricing Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Annual Salary ◽  
Research Sector ◽  
Salary Survey ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Comparative Information

Despite the importance of labour and overhead costs to both funders and performers of research in South Africa, there is little published information on the remuneration structures for researchers, technician and research support staff. Moreover, there are widely different pricing practices and perceptions within the public research and higher education institutions, which in some cases do not reflect the underlying costs to the institution or the inherent value of the research. In this article, data from the 2004/5 Research and Development Survey have been used to generate comparative information on the cost of research in various performance sectors. It is shown that this cost is lowest in the higher education institutions, and highest in the business sector, although the differences in direct labour and overheads are not as large as may have been expected. The calculated cost of research is then compared with the gazetted rates for engineers, scientists and auditors performing work on behalf of the public sector, which in all cases are higher than the research sector. This analysis emphasizes the need within the public research and higher education institutions for the development of a common pricing policy and for an annual salary survey, in order to dispel some of the myths around the relative costs of research, the relative levels of overhead ratios and the apparent disparity in remuneration levels.

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