scholarly journals Doctoral Education And Government Funding In Higher Education Institutions: An Approach From Chile

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Pedraja-Rejas ◽  
Emilio Rodriguez-Ponce Rodriguez-Ponce ◽  
Carmen Araneda-Guirriman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Doctoral Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Doctoral Training ◽  
Direct Impact

This research reveals the importance that government funding and the quality of faculty have on the doctoral training of universities from the Council of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), thus exploring the existing relationship inside this formative process. The results and conclusions show that government funding has a direct impact on doctoral training in Chile, along with the quality of the academic staff that these analyzed institutions have. Therefore, it is pertinent to conclude that fiscal funding and quality of faculty is important and relevant within the training of doctors in Chile.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS: APPLYING US EXPERICENCE TO UKRAINAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Olha Pavlenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Current State

The article discusses the current state of professional training of engineers, in particular, electronics engineers in Ukrainian higher education institutions (HEIs) and explores best practices from US HEIs. The research outlines the features of professional training of electronics engineers and recent changes in Ukrainian HEIs. Such challenges for Ukrainian HEIs as lack of collaboration between higher education and science with industry, R&D cost reduction for HEIs, and downsizing the research and academic staff, the disparity between the available quality of human capital training and the demanded are addressed. The study attempts to identify successful practices of US HEIs professional training of engineers in order to suggest potential improvements in education, research, and innovation for training electronics engineers in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Development of university research potential as the basis of competitive quality of higher education in the United States: experience for Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 86-115
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Lugovyi ◽  
Olena Slyusarenko ◽  
Zhanneta Talanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
University Research ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
The Us ◽  
The 1960S

The development of University research potential (URP) in the USA during 1950-2020 in view of achieving competitive quality of higher education is analysed in the article. The national deterministic context and components of this potential by the types of activity (educational, research) and by the resources (personnel, financial, organizational) as well as component impact on the highest excellence quality of education (according to the criteria of the Academic Ranking of World Universities, ARWU) are identified. It is proved that the context of URP development is dichotomous and consists of national spheres of education and research. This assertion corresponds to the duality of higher education (as an integrated intersection of education and research) and the composition and structure of higher education mission (list of interrelated keywords and the order of their priority: education, research, creativity / innovation). It is substantiated that URP is first actualized within study programmes of the highest level of complexity (Master's, PhD and Postdoctoral), research activity of academic staff (especially professors) and research organizations associated with Universities (institutes, centres, laboratories, clinics). This reasoning conforms to the concept and criteria for research and doctoral Universities in line with the Carnegie Classification. These components are integrated into the educational process to varying degrees, so they have a different impact on the quality of education. For the first 30 top US Universities, there is no probable correlation between ranking achievements and the amount of research and developments (R&D) funding as well as the number of researchers in institutions. Instead, such correlation is strong for the number of Postdoctorates in an institution. In general, there is a steady trend of downward in the share of the higher education sector within R&D performance in the US that amounted to 12.0 % in 2019. Although scale of higher education sector share is still growing quantitatively and is the basis for modernizing education content. At the same time, Master's, PhD and Postdoctoral programmes are spreading at a significant pace. In the 1959/60 academic year, the ratio of the number of awarded Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees was 1 : 27 : 7.5, in 2018/19 – 1 : 41 : 9.3 under multiple times increased graduation. Between 1979 and 2019, the number of Postdoctorates increased 3.7 times. Salaries of academic staff, especially professors, are increased, academic staff workload is minimized and subject-oriented, a system of permanent employment is proposed, and a modern educational, research, and information infrastructure is created for effective research and research-based education activity. The national context of the development of URP is stably favourable given the increase in the share of GDP for the funding of education institutions in general, higher education institutions in particular, and R&D especially. The corresponding expenditures reached 7.1 %, 3.0 % and 3.1 % GDP and are the largest ones quantitatively in the world. Purposeful and consolidated (federal, business, university, public) support for education and R&D has been and is provided in critical periods of the country's competitive struggle for leadership in an innovatively progressive world. The state of these spheres, in particular higher education, and URP, is systematically examined. The decades of the 1960s of the last century and the twenties of the present century are significant. In the 1960s, the share of GDP for the higher education institutions funding was doubled, the number of awarded Master's degrees was increased almost tripled, and the award of PhD degrees was increased six times to overcome the threat of educational and scientific backwardness. R&D funding reached 2.8 % of GDP, of which 1.9 % came from the federal budget. Funding for Universities’ R&D has increased 3.6 times. The super-powerful public University of California, San Diego (1960), 9 other world-class Universities, and 6 subworld-class Universities according to the ARWU, the National Academy of Engineering (1964), and the National Academy of Education (1965) were established. The characteristics of state, monitoring and development policy of the URP and educational and research context in the US is a guideline for the improvement of Ukrainian Universities.

scholarly journals What factors of satisfaction and motivation are affecting the development of the academic career in Portuguese higher education institutions?

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de Lourdes Machado-Taylor ◽  
Virgílio Meira Soares ◽  
José Brites Ferreira ◽  
Odília Maria Rocha Gouveia
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Faculty Role ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

An important constituent group and a key resource of higher education institutions (HEIs) is the faculty or academic staff. The centrality of the faculty role makes it a primary sculptor of institutional culture and has implications for the quality of the institution and therefore has a major role in achieving the objectives of the institution. Demand for academic staff in higher education has been increasing and may be expected to continue to increase. Moreover the performance of academic staff as teachers and researchers determines much of the student satisfaction and has an impact on student learning. There are many factors that serve to undermine the commitment of academics to their institutions and careers. Job satisfaction is important in revitalizing staff motivation and in keeping their enthusiasm alive. Well motivated academic staff can, with appropriate support, build a national and international reputation for themselves and the institution in the professional areas, in research and in publishing. This paper aims to identify the issues and their impacts on academic staff job satisfaction and motivation within Portuguese higher education institutions reporting an ongoing study financed by the European Union through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology.

Report

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-184
Author(s):  
Tim Feest
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Problem Area ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Engineering Company ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Relationship

The author attended the Annual Assembly of the Engineering Professors' Council, held at St Catherine's College, Oxford, on 6–8 April 1998. He reports on the presentations, discussions and debates. The principal concern was the relationship between the higher education sector and engineering employers and the need for higher education institutions to recognize and deliver engineering graduates with sufficient ‘added value’ to be capable of quickly adding to the value of an engineering company. Measuring the quality of teaching and research in UK universities, a key factor in adding value to students, remains a problem area for the academic staff.

scholarly journals The Professional Development of Academic Staff in Higher Education Institution

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-131
Author(s):  
Duc Huu Pham
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
National Development ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
The Government ◽  
Research Studies

Abstract Higher education is given increasing recognition by national governments and international agencies throughout the world to become a crucial incentive for sustainable development goals. In the national development of intellectual force at present, the Vietnam policy of education and training, which is of great importance, is the decisive factor for the economic growth and social development as set out by the government. Therefore, the educational development is the responsibility of both the government and the society. It is now clear that the academic staff in higher education institutions is the core force, playing a decisive role in ensuring the quality of higher education as in the case of the International University – Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. The paper investigated the research studies by the university academic staff through their annual publications and the number of lecturers with Doctoral degrees and professorship. The results showed their research studies contributed to the development of the institution in particular, and at the same time predicted how much the stakeholders benefited from this in general. This study may contribute to developing the quality of higher education institutions regarding the promotion of international publications by the higher education faculties.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Yemen Higher Education Institutions Performance: Challeneges & Obstacles

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.21) ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Basheer Al-haimi ◽  
Ab Hamid ◽  
Fadhl Hujainah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Government Leadership ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities

Yemen's higher education institutions face unmatched circumstances and challenges. Yemen’s higher education institutions encounter a lot of obstacles and issues that affect its performance of being competitive among other institutions of the same region or the rest of the world. Therefore, this paper investigates current obstacles and factors that affect the performance of higher education intuitions of Yemen that results them for not being listed among World Class Universities. This study employs qualitative method, where 5 experts and experienced people are interviewed. The findings of this study showed that, lack of national vision of government, leadership, financial support, research and development funding, autonomy, governance, academic staff development, ratio of student’s enrollments in humanity studies and quality of academic programs are some of the major issues that the Yemen higher education institutions currently experience. It is hoped that, through this article, the HEIs of Yemen would be enhanced and improved by concentrating and finding the best solutions in order to propel and be able to leap to a greater height in the region.  

ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN MALAYSIA THROUGH THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Anantha Raj A. Arokiasamy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
Breaking Time

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in higher education for imparting easily accessible, affordable and quality higher education leading to the uplift of Malaysia. The focus of the paper is on the benefits that ICT integration in education can provide, right from breaking time and distance barriers to facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing among geographically distributed students. ICT increases the flexibility of delivery of education so that learners can access knowledge anytime and anywhere. It can influence the way students are taught and how they learn as now the processes are learner driven and not by teachers. This in turn would better prepare the learners for lifelong learning as well as to contribute to the industry. We will also analyze if ICT does indeed improve or hinder the quality of learning among higher education students. This paper reports on the changing trends in use of ICTs for instruction in higher education institutions (HEIs) and discusses a mini-case study of how ICTs are being used by lecturers in one university in Malaysia.

Students’ satisfaction with hostel accommodations in higher education institutions

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 652-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke ◽  
Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa ◽  
Marcia M. Raphiri
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Item Score ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Higher Institutions ◽  
Students Satisfaction

Purpose There are several types of accommodation available to students of higher education institutions, and it is the responsibility of the institutions to focus on factors that can attract and retain students to their residences. This study aims to investigate satisfaction of higher institutions students with on-campus accommodation with an emphasis on the ethnicity of the students. Design/methodology/approach Using convenience sampling method, questionnaires were administered to students of selected residences in the study area. Mean item score was used to rank identified factors, whereas mean gap and Kruskal–Wallis K-test were adopted to examine the difference in opinion of students from various ethnic groups. Findings Overall, major features that make students dissatisfied with university-owned accommodations are enforcement of rule that compels all students to move out with their belongings during each recess, the effectiveness of the lift system, the size of wardrobe and closet, laundry service in the residence, numbers of electrical sockets and window quality. Considering dwelling unit features, neighbourhood, environmental, building quality and services provided by residence management, this study reveals that there is a significant difference in the satisfaction of students of diverse ethnic groups with their accommodation. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to on-campus residences owned by higher education institutions in South Africa. However, the findings of the study can be adopted for off-campus residences, and such owned by private individuals, agencies and other bodies provided are approved by the institutions. Originality/value The findings of this study will help management of higher education institutions to improve quality of services in their residences for the satisfaction of their students. Developers, contractors and other stakeholders involved in construction of these residences will also find the findings useful in designing and construction of the facilities.

scholarly journals The Effect of Perceived Factors of Decision Support Systems on Actual Usage: Behavioral Intention of Using Decision Support Systems as a Mediating Variable: “An Empirical Study of Jordanian Higher Education Institutions”

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Bilal Mohammed Salem Al-Momani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Information

Decision support systems (DSS) are interactive computer-based systems that provide information, modeling, and manipulation of data. DSS are clearly knowledge-based information systems to capture, Processing and analysis of information affecting or aims to influence the decision making process, performed by people in scope professional job appointed by a user. Hence, this study describes briefly the key concepts of decision support systems such as perceived factors with a focus on quality  of information systems and quality of information variables, behavioral intention of using DSS, and actual DSS use by adopting and extending the technology acceptance model (TAM) of Davis (1989); and Davis, Bagozzi and Warshaw (1989).There are two main goals, which stimulate the study. The first goal is to combine Perceived DSS factors and behavioral intention to use DSS from both the social perspective and a technology perspective with regard to actual DSS usage, and an experimental test of relations provide strategic locations to organizations and providing indicators that should help them manage their DSS effectiveness. Managers face the dilemma in choosing and focusing on most important factors which contributing to the positive behavioral intention of use DSS by the decision makers, which, in turn, could contribute positively in the actual DSS usage by them and other users to effectively solve organizational problems. Hence, this study presents a model which should provide the useful tool for top management in the higher education institutions- in particular-to understand the factors that determine using behaviors for designing proactive interventions and to motivate the acceptance of TAM in order to use the DSS in a way that contributes to the higher education decision-making plan and IT policy.To accomplish or attain the above mentioned objectives, the researcher developed a research instrument (questionnaire) and distributed it amongst the higher education institutions in Jordan to collect data in order to empirically study hypothesis testing (related to the objectives of study). 341 questionnaires were returned from the study respondents. Data were analyzed by utilizing both SPSS (conducted descriptive analysis) and AMOS (conducting structural equation modelling).Findings of the study indicate that some hypotheses were supported while the others were not. Contributions of the study were presented. In addition, the researcher presented some recommendations. Finally, this study has identified opportunities for further study which has progressed greatly advanced understanding constantly of DSS usage, that can help formulate powerful strategies Involving differentiation between DSS perceived factors.

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