Portuguese Universities: Historiographical Overview = Universidades portuguesas: una visión general de su historiografía

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Taveira da Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Time Span ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Student Culture ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Comprehensive Knowledge ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Material Conditions

Abstract: The purpose of this essay, rather than an exhaustive presentation of the historiographical output on Portuguese universities, is to lead the reader to the threshold of a comprehensive knowledge of the achievements and problems in this field; and try to provide a working tool for future research. Encompassing a long time span, with several changes in the higher education system in Portugal, besides mentioning general works and source publication, it approaches some topics: material conditions (buildings and funding), students and student culture, professors (with a glimpse on scientific production).Resumen: La intención de este trabajo, más que hacer una presentación exhaustiva de la producción historiográfica sobre las universidades portuguesas, es conducir el lector hasta el umbral de un conocimiento informado de lo conseguido y de los problemas en esta materia; y también proporcionar un instrumento para ulterior investigación. Abarcando un largo período temporal con cambios notables en el sistema de educación superior en Portugal, aborda distintos tópicos como sean las condiciones materiales (los edificios y la financiación), los estudiantes y su cultura peculiar, los profesores (con una breve mirada a la producción científica). Keywords: Portuguese universities, historiography, material conditions, students,professors.Palabras clave: universidades portuguesas, historiografía, condiciones materiales, estudiantes, profesores. 

Problems and perspectives of digitalization of education in Kyrgyzstan

2021 ◽  
pp. 102-105
Author(s):  
A.K. Narkoziev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Current State ◽  
Long Time ◽  
International University ◽  
The Republic ◽  
National Systems

Researched is the problem of digitalization of education in the Republic of Kirgizstan. In Kirgizstan, despite the fact that the world has already been tied to digital technologies for a long time, the year of 2019 was declared the Year of Regional Development and digitalization of the country. However, at the same time, transition to a digital environment is noted as not fast enough. The article provides an assessment for current state and development trends of the modern higher education system, identifies problems of transition of universities in Kyrgyzstan towards digital educational environment. The purpose of this article is to analyze prospects of development and prospects in implementation of digital educational technologies, as well as to define differences between distance learning and online learning. Research in the problem is based on experience of organizing educational process and assessing its quality in various national systems of higher education, that was accumulated in International university of Kirgiz Republic.

scholarly journals The Future of the University

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (S1) ◽  
pp. S181-S189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Mittelstrass
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Education System ◽  
Work Situation ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Future ◽  
University Life ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Keywords Education ◽  
The University

I am not a prophet, nor can I look into the future – not even at the end of this productive conference on essential changes in the higher education system. When the work situation of the academic profession, its diversification and academic freedom are at issue, the university as a whole is called into question, at least the university as we have known and appreciated it for a long time. Will that university have a future? This is not clear at all, especially when we consider the managerial university and the ever increasing marketisation of all aspects of university life. In the following, I present a few remarks about the continuously fading theory of the university, centred on the keywords education, university, universality, and quality.

scholarly journals A Project Management Perspective of PhD Supervision Process – Towards Effective and Efficient Model [Abstract]

10.28945/4349 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Supervision Process

Aim/Purpose: Continuing low percentage of on-time-completion of doctoral studies suggest the exploration of new approaches to the process is desirable. Background: PhD studies may be viewed as a project- it is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product. Project management practices have proven to be helpful in numerous domains. Methodology: Process analysis method will be applied, using: 1) semi-structured interviews with supervisors and supervisee, 2) data gathered by the school of advance graduate studies in higher education institute. Contribution: The research will explore the appropriated measurable indicators of successful PhD and identify project management practices that promote better process and outcomes of PhD studies. Impact on Society: Better and more efficient process will support lower individual and national spending on doctoral studies Future Research: Further research should explore relevance of the findings in various settings (characteristics of the supervisor and supervisee, higher education system etc.)

Constructs of quality in higher education services

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 1091-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijaya Sunder M.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Education Services ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Quality Practices ◽  
Quality In Higher Education

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present various quality constructs, their application, success and shortcomings, in higher education (HE) services. Design/methodology/approach This paper aims at reviewing the quality constructs in higher education services through a general review. The paper is organised to highlight different quality practices which higher education institutions have followed from 1990s till date. The paper is scoped to discuss about total quality management (TQM), Kaizen, Six Sigma, Lean and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) comparing their value addition and shortcoming in imbibing quality into the higher education. Publications indexed in Scopus database are considered for the review. The focus of the search in the selected publications was to identify the success and shortcomings of various quality constructs in HE services. Findings The requirement for a quality construct in higher education industry is an important finding of the paper. Alongside this, the reasons behind the shortcoming of quality practices used in higher education system were highlighted. The findings include the opportunities for future research for imbibing quality culture in HE. Research limitations/implications The literature discussed in the part of the paper is restricted to TQM, Kaizen, Six Sigma, Lean and LSS. Though the usage of such quality practices in HE originated in 1990s, there is no one robust sustainable practice till date, which proved to be a pacesetter. This paper validates this assertion, which helps both academicians and practitioners with a new perspective. Originality/value This paper would serve as an excellent resource for both academicians and practitioners to understand the history of quality which contributed to the improvement in HE services, and how the quality excellence has evolved over the years. The paper concludes with a discussion on opportunities for future research to develop quality frameworks for HE services.

scholarly journals Doctoral Students’ Learning Experiences in Ghana: Exploring a New Curriculum Using Bourdieu’s Concepts

10.28945/4879 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 777-794
Author(s):  
Inusah Salifu ◽  
Joseph Seyram Agbenyega
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Higher Education System

Aim/Purpose: To utilize Pierre Bourdieu’s (1984, 1986) concepts of capitals, habitus, and field to explore and critically analyze doctoral students’ learning experiences with a new doctoral curriculum introduced by a Ghanaian university. Background: Global competition and labor market reforms have ignited the need for higher education institutions to reimagine their doctoral programs, develop and align them with labor market demands and national priorities. Methodology: The research was conducted as a qualitative inquiry based on which the purposive sampling technique was used with 18 doctoral students from a Ghanaian university. Participants took part in individual interviews and data were analyzed using thematic coding procedures developed based on Bourdieu’s (1984; 1986) theorization of capital, habitus, and field Contribution: The study may benefit universities in monitoring the quality of doctoral students’ learning experiences. Findings: The research found that, although the participants were broadly satisfied with some aspects of their programs, the additional cost associated with its duration, the lack of quality and timely feedback from supervisors, and difficulty accessing conference funding were key challenges to achieving the ultimate goals of the new doctoral curriculum. Recommendations for Practitioners: The paper draws attention to human dispositions, values, and beliefs (habitus) which operate with different forms of capital in fields of doctoral training. Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers may focus on tools that help to transform supervisor habitus and the kinds of support that work for individual students. Impact on Society: The strongest message gleaned from this study is that to improve doctoral students’ learning experiences, it is necessary first to develop a student-supervisor relationship built on mutual respect, clear timelines for achieving supervision targets, and commitment to achieving the targets. The research further challenges the higher education system in Ghana and in deed, the world at large, to look beyond the objectified capital (certificates) and to develop relevant skills that students require to be professionally ready for the labor market. Future Research: One of the study’s limitations is that the sample was selected from one university in Ghana. Future research may compare doctoral curriculums and students’ learning experiences across several Ghanaian universities. Again, this research used the perspectives of only students. A future study may draw on multiple perspectives to provide depth and breadth of knowledge on the doctoral program.

Quality Management in German Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Anita Mörth
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
University Continuing Education ◽  
Quality Dimensions ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter provides an insight into quality management in university continuing education at German higher education institutions. First, it sets the context by explaining the position and characteristics of university continuing education within the German higher education system as well as current provisions, existing recommendations, and concepts for quality management (QM) within this area. Based on the analysis of selected university continuing education programs, the chapter then (1) outlines crucial aspects that need to be tackled in regard to QM, (2) presents a variety of concrete quality management activities that have been put into practice, and (3) describes empirically based quality dimensions specific to university continuing education. The chapter includes possible areas for future research and development.

scholarly journals Low achievers and the quest for institutional standard in mathematics education: A phenomenology of subject matter experts’ opinions from Nigerian higher education

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Joshua Abah ABAH
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Low Achievers ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Counseling Intervention

<p>This study adopts a phenomenological paradigm to present mathematics experts’ opinions on the existence of low achievers in Nigeria’s higher education system. Six career mathematicians volunteered from among the participants at a conference of one of Nigeria’s elite academic group to give their in-depth opinion on the role of educational institutions in handling low achievers, their impact on Nigeria’s quest for quality education, and personal approaches for managing low achievers in the mathematics classroom. The explication of the responses of the mathematics experts indicates concerns about the admission system of higher educational institutions and some pertinent pedagogical inadequacies of pure mathematicians. The study also revealed that the continual existence of low achievers in the discipline encourages high rate of dropping-out, poor quality of mathematics educators, and examination malpractice. Participants suggest counseling intervention, retraining of mathematics lecturers in teaching methodologies, and special mindset-boosting programmes as ways of handling low achievers in mathematics education. The phenomenology also unveiled certain unintended outcomes that may form the basis for future research into the peculiar attitudinal characteristics of academic mathematicians.</p>

scholarly journals Ukraine: Higher Education Reforms and Dynamics of the Institutional Landscape

2018 ◽  
pp. 407-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliya L. Rumyantseva ◽  
Olena I. Logvynenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Political Alliances ◽  
Institutional Landscape

AbstractThe chapter explores the developmental trajectory of Ukraine’s higher education system since the middle ages. Starting with just a few comprehensive universities in the western parts at first and later Eastern parts of the country, the system gradually evolved into a diverse and differentiated institutional landscape. The variety and scope of HEIs reflects the internal logic of the system’s own development as well as outside factors, including changes of the ruling governments, fluctuations in the demographic trends, shifts in political alliances and cultural and language oscillations, which have been characteristic of the Ukrainian history. The authors elaborate on several policy rationales that came to underpin some of the changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union as well as policy discussions and policy silences (lack of dialog amongst various stakeholders) that have taken a lot of energy and yet have not lead to any noticeable changes in the institutional scene. The chapter also discusses the most recent changes in the legislation and practical implementations leaving space for future research to draw conclusions as to their effectiveness.

scholarly journals LA PRODUCCIÓN CIENTÍFICA EN LA UNIVERSIDAD ECUATORIANA: UNA PERSPECTIVA SOBRE LA DIFUSIÓN DE CONOCIMIENTO NACIONAL, REGIONAL Y MUNDIAL

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Segundo Froilán Méndez ◽  
Rafael García Abad ◽  
Juan Carlos Ortega Castro
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Diffusion Of Knowledge ◽  
Palabras Clave

La difusión del conocimiento generado en los diferentes procesos de investigación constituye una preocupación latente para la Universidad Ecuatoriana. Hacer frente a la realidad regional y global respecto a producción científica, parece un horizonte aún lejano de alcanzar. Esta perspectiva vista desde las estadísticas reportadas sobre el volumen de publicación de las diferentes Instituciones de Educación Superior en el país pone en alerta sobre la importancia de encontrar estrategias necesarias que permitan la generación de conocimiento a ser diseminado. Ecuador se ubica en el puesto 95 dentro del ranking de publicaciones registrado por Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), con un total de 7942 publicaciones en el período 1996 - 2015 . El reto a vencer incluye a los diferentes actores del Sistema de Educación Superior, quienes son los responsables de propiciar las iniciativas necesarias que terminen plasmando resultados en términos de escritura científica y académica. Palabras Clave: Producción Científica, Artículos científicos, Publicación, Revistas Indexadas ABSTRACT Diffusion of knowledge generated in the different research processes is a permanent concern for Ecuadorian Higher Education. To face the regional and global reality regarding to scientific production seems to be a distant horizon to reach. This perspective, seen from reported statistics about the volume of publications from the different Universities in Ecuador, sets the alert about how important is to generate the necessary strategies that will allow knowledge to be disseminated. Ecuador is ranked 95 in the statistics shown by Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), with a total of 7942 articles that have been published between 1996 and 20151. The challenge to beat includes the different actors of the Higher Education System, who are responsible of propitiating the required initiatives that will end showing results in terms of academic and scientific writing. Keywords: Scientific Production, Scientific Articles, Publishing, Indexed Magazines Recibido: julio de 2016Aprobado: octubre de 2016

scholarly journals Mas allá del 16 de mayo de 1984. Protesta estudiantil en Colombia, 1975-1984

2011 ◽  
pp. 272-303
Author(s):  
Jorge A. Cote R.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Movement ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
State Repression ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Strong State ◽  
National University ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
History Of

El texto realiza la historia del movimiento estudiantil colombiano entre los años de 1975 y 1984, periodo cuando ocurrieron los hechos de mayo de 1984 en la Universidad Nacional, sede Bogotá. Sin embargo, el artículo no se centra exclusivamente en este acontecimiento. Al contrario, a partir del análisis de las protestas estudiantiles nacionales ocurridas en esos años y la descripción de las transformaciones que hubo en el sistema de educación superior este texto comprobara que 1984 fue le culminación de una etapa del movimiento estudiantil iniciada hace 1975-1976, que se caracterizó por un profundo debilitamiento de sus organizaciones, la disminución de sus protestas, el predominio de las organizaciones de izquierda y la fuerte represión estatal: Beyond May 16, 1984. Student Protest in Colombia, 1975-1984 The article covers the history of the Colombian student movement between 1975 and 1984, a period when happened the events of May 1984 at the National University in Bogotá. However, the article does not focus exclusively on this event. On the contrary, form the analysis of national student protests occurred in those years, and the description of the transformations of the higher education system, this paper will prove that 1984 was the culmination of a student movement’s stage that began around 1975-1976, which was characterized by a profound weakening of student organizations, decline of their protests, predominance of left-wing organizations, and strong state repression. Keywords: Student Movement, Welfare, Higher Education, 1984

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