University Restructuring in Singapore: Amazing or a Maze?

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Lee ◽  
Saravanan Gopinathan
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
University Education ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Island State ◽  
Education Hub ◽  
Restructuring Process ◽  
University Restructuring ◽  
World Class ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The Singapore government has put forward a comprehensive restructuring program of university education since the 1990s. Public universities in Singapore are going to be developed as world-class universities through a series of university education policies and reforms. This article reviews major developments of university education policies and reforms in Singapore since the mid-1990s and examines critically the impact of the restructuring policies and reforms on the university system in Singapore. It is argued that universities in Singapore can enjoy a higher degree of institutional autonomy within a more stringent framework of public accountability. The university restructuring policy is not only aimed at transforming Singapore as a regional education hub, but also developing public universities in the island-state as world-class higher education institutions. Singapore's universities have to cope with many unprecedented changes and challenges amidst the restructuring process.

scholarly journals Policy Challenges and Impact of Global Rankings, Accreditations in Transforming University Systems to Value Creation Centres

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3S3) ◽  
pp. 220-224
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
International Student ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
University Education ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Global Ranking ◽  
University Systems ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Dynamics in the higher education, internalisation and global economic turmoil drastically influences the research outcomes with implications to the global ranking of higher education institutions (HEIs) and the universities. National education policies and the ranking of higher education institutions (HEIs) are entwined and mutually influence each other. In recent times, the global ranking by various organisations like QS, THE, and government agencies become proxy to conclude the excellence of a university. National Global, regional and national socio-economic-political concerns are influencing the functioning of universities with respect to international student recruitments. International student admissions also greatly contribute to the funds for the university and economy of the nations, simultaneously. This research paper is an investigative study of value creation in the university education systems and the impact of ranking and higher education policies. In this paper, authors have highlighted a couple of key points. First of all, the universities have to acclimatize as per the global rankings standards and reinforce to become value creation centers, with more responsible towards the demands of society. The authors have highlighted about the convolution and challenges universities are facing and measures to deal with. The conscientious approach to the facades of new knowledge areas in the new global socio-economic milieu gives a tangible and relevance to the execution of responsible research and innovation with value co-creation in university systems.

scholarly journals Distributed leadership and administrative processes as determinants of public universities’ effectiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 2070-2090
Author(s):  
David Jimoh Kayode ◽  
Suraiya Rathankoomar Naicker
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Leadership ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
University Education ◽  
University System ◽  
Administrative Process ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact

The quality of students who graduated from Nigerian universities and the role played by universities in the growth of society is a significant concern to every stakeholder. This study examined the impact of distributed leadership on the effectiveness of public universities and the mediating role of the quality administrative process. A correlational survey research design was adopted. A total of 450 lecturers were sampled and were given questionnaire of which 346 questionnaire were returned and, only 305 questionnaires were usable after the data cleaning. The results of the analysis showed that distributed leadership does not directly connect to institutional effectiveness. Furthermore, it is evident that administrative process intervenes in the correlation between distributed leadership and public university effectiveness. The findings imply that the various leaders at the unit level, departmental, faculty, and university-wide must ensure quality administrative processes to bring about the desired University system in the country.   Keywords: Distributed leadership, administrative process, university education, Nigeria, smartpls, hierarchical model;

scholarly journals Social capital and career advancement of female academic staff in Nigerian universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Idris Hassan ◽  
Mohd Nazri Baharom ◽  
Rozita Abdul Mutalib
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
University Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Higher Institution ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the social capital factors of career advancement of female academic staff in Nigerian universities. Design/methodology/approach A measurement and structural analysis were conducted for the three independent variables and a dependent variable on 20 public universities. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. The dependent variable was female academic staff career advancement and the independent variables were mentoring, networking and government machinery. Using stratified random sampling, 532 academic staff were selected as the study respondents. They represented sampling criteria such as federal and state universities. Findings Structural modeling analysis showed that social capital variables, specifically mentoring, networking and government machinery variables, were significant contributors to the career advancement of the female academic staff in Nigerian universities. Practical implications This study creates an insight into the knowledge of career advancement among female academic staff in public universities. These institutions dominate the university system in Nigeria and serve as the main avenue for university education in the country. At the level of higher institution, HRD is significant, particularly in creating awareness among academic staff about their career planning and aspirations, the role that the perceived environmental factors play in their advancement to higher positions in the university and how they should further utilize those factors. Originality/value The paper examines social capital factors (limited to mentoring, networking and government machinery) that are of concern to managing the career advancement of female academic staff in public universities.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Status of Entrepreneurship in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Fallah ◽  
S. Saffarian ◽  
Majid Hassanzade
Keyword(s):  
Social Needs ◽  
University Education ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Nowadays, universities are not only the place for producing knowledge, but also they must take steps to adopt global standards in order to play their role in meeting social needs. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the impact of university education globalization on entrepreneurship and Knowledge-Based companies and presenting the model. Materials and Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytical type with two qualitative and quantitative phases. In the qualitative phase of the research, six experts and professionals related to the research topic selected by snowball sampling method were interviewed and the data obtained from these interviews was analyzed by using Strauss and Corbin's three-step coding method, and the related questionnaire was designed. In the quantitative phase, a researcher-made questionnaire was provided for 384   University professors   of the universities of Medical Sciences of Ferdowsi, and Azad university of Mashhad, selected by stratified random sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistics and SPSS-19 and Smart PLS-3 software were used to analyze the data. Results: According to the research findings, 293 participants were men and almost half of them had a bachelor's degree. Also, the significance level for the relationship between the university educations globalization and entrepreneurship, the relationship between the university education globalization on the development of Knowledge-Based companies and, finally the relationship between entrepreneurship and the development of Knowledge-Based companies were reported less than 0.05, as a result of which it can be said that there is a significant relationship between these variables. Conclusion: Regarding the role of Knowledge-Based companies in the economic and scientific development of countries and the impact of universities on supporting these companies, it is suggested that universities, by approximating themselves to the global criteria, play their role in advancing this route.

scholarly journals Learning for Earning: Student Expectations and Perceptions of University

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Gorgodze ◽  
Lasha Macharashvili ◽  
Anna Kamladze
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
The Other ◽  
University Education ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Student Expectations ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews

In the context of increasing numbers of students enrolling in higher education in the last decade, understanding student expectations of their universities becomes more important. Universities need to know what students expect if they want to keep them satisfied and continue attracting them. On the other hand, it is also important to know whether student expectations are in line with the purpose of the universities and the causes they serve. This research explores students’ expectations and perceptions of the university in post-Soviet Georgia, as well as whether these expectations are in line with the perspectives of university administrators. For the purposes of this research, over 800 bachelor level students of different academic programs were surveyed at five big public universities across Georgia. Additionally, 10 in-depth interviews were conducted with university administrators to learn about the purpose that public universities try to serve and to understand their perspectives on what should be expected of university. After the analysis of the results, two focus groups were conducted with the students in Western and Eastern Georgia to make sense of the findings obtained through the student survey. Finally, 4 in-depth interviews were conducted with experts to understand their perspectives on the actual findings of this research. The results suggest that employment is the main expectation from a university education. Moreover, there is a mismatch between what students identify as their primary expectation and what administrators believe students should expect. Significance and implications of these results for universities are discussed.

scholarly journals The impact of the endowment on photovoltaic energy to support Palestinian university education: A maqasid jurisprudential View: أثر الوقف على الطاقة الشمسيّة الكهروضوئية في دعم التعليم الجامعي الفلسطيني: رؤية فقهية مقاصدية

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 128-109
Author(s):  
Mohammad Motlaq Assaf, Mohammad Saied Khaseeb Mohammad Motlaq Assaf, Mohammad Saied Khaseeb
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
University Education ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
Photovoltaic Energy ◽  
University Life ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Palestinian Universities ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This study aims at providing the influence of the endowment on solar energy. And its reflection on the scientific university life. Also it aims at supporting the university education in Palestine by supporting new ideas to support the scientific research's by clarifying the legal texts, according to university situations to reduce deficit value in Palestinian universities. The electrical energy is considered the main columns of the environmental and civilization progress. As it's mainly connected to the instruments and equipment that make life easier. These instruments burn fuel that leads to harmful and dangerous effects on environment. During scientific research'. scientists found out that they can convert solar energy into Photovoltaic energy that doesn't need to burn fuel to be generated. This saves money as well as building new cultures to help in modernising the world. The abstract reach's to great likeness of the use of the endowment to serve the generated solar system. It's mainly a good application for the Islamic legal services on a solid ground. And it's related to environment protection and to saving money. So the legal endowment is able to solve problems of the continuous increasing cost of traditional power components.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Participation Rate - Whatever it is -on University Enrolment

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-56
Author(s):  
A. L. Darling
Keyword(s):  
Participation Rate ◽  
Major Determinant ◽  
University Education ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
University Enrolment ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

In the period from 1960 to 1976 the participation rate in university education increased dramatically and has since fallen. During this same period the size of the university age group doubled, so there was a period of great expansion in university enrolment. Popula- tion projections show a decline of the order of 20% in the size of the university age group between 1982 and 1996, and many believe that university enrolments must inevitably drop too, although the participation rate will be a major determinant of what happens. The factors which influence participation rates using the period 1960 to 1978, and the way in which participation rates are measured are examined. This is then applied to a discussion of the level of undergraduate enrolment in the period to 1996.

scholarly journals Inclusive University Education in Bolivia: The Actors and Their Discourses

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10818
Author(s):  
Jesús Muyor-Rodríguez ◽  
Virginia Fuentes-Gutiérrez ◽  
Yolanda María De la Fuente-Robles ◽  
Teresa Amezcua-Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
University Education ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Institutional Management ◽  
Essential Value ◽  
Institutional Strategies ◽  
The University

Education policies in Bolivia and other parts of Latin America have improved significantly in recent years. However, there continue to be barriers to higher education for students with specific educational support needs and difficulties are still found in the institutional management of inclusive education. This paper aims to better understand the elements that facilitate and hinder university inclusion of students with functional diversity in Bolivia. The methodology used is qualitative. The discourses of key informants within the university community were collected using the focus group technique. The software Atlas.ti-8 was used for data processing and inductive coding was performed using the constant comparison method. The study’s main findings indicate that both the categorization of functional diversity and the financing model in place have a great impact on inclusive education actions at the university level. The research also reveals a lack of correspondence between the rights of people with functional diversity and the resources allocated to them. The conclusions point to the need to establish intersectional institutional strategies based on the recognition of diversity as an essential value in the development of inclusive and sustainable education.

scholarly journals Implications of Academic Staff Participation in Teaching Practice on the Quality of Bachelor of Education Program in Selected Public Universities in Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Anthony Njoroge Johnson ◽  
Gathara Peter ◽  
Kirimi Francis
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Research Question ◽  
University Education ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Bachelor Of Education ◽  
The University

One of the major determinants of quality education in the Bachelor of Education program is the Teaching Practice component. Globally teaching practice is a mandatory undertaking, at both universities and tertiary teacher training colleges. Various universities adopt different modes of teaching practice especially with regards to its supervision. The exercise of teaching practice supervision is often faced by a number of challenges, for example, inadequate staffing which means that teacher trainees may not be adequately supervised. As such, this study aimed at establishing the implications of academic staff participation in teaching practice on the quality of B.Ed program. Hence, this study sought to answer the research question: how does academic staff participation in teaching practice influence the quality of Bachelor of Education program in public universities in Kenya? The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The scope of the study was the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University. The target population of the study comprised 12,342 respondents, where 30 percent of them (433) were sampled. Moi University was used for piloting, after which instruments were modified to ensure highest validity and reliability. The research instruments used in the study comprised questionnaires, interview guide and document analysis schedule. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS. The study findings were presented by the use of frequency tables. The study established that, other than the normal teaching load, academic staff were also tasked with the duty of supervising students while in teaching practice. The study established that on average each lecturer was to supervise at least 20-25 supervision over a two weeks period. In fact, some supervisors devised their own mechanisms of handling a large number of students in teaching practice, for instance, some of them would assemble students in a common hall, mostly away from their stations of practice. Such mechanisms can only be inappropriate as far as quality of assessment is concerned. The challenges surrounding participation of Bachelor of Education academic staff in teaching practice, such as a large number of students, remoteness of some stations as well as inadequate facilitation of academic staff makes it difficult for them to ensure quality experience is gained by students in teaching practice, and as such, this study concludes that teaching practice has not modeled B.Ed. students as expected by CUE. The study recommends Commission for University Education to come up with standard guidelines, which defines the kind of teaching practice Bachelor of Education students should be subjected into, the qualification of academic staff expected to conduct the preparation and assessment as well as the nature of the schools where students can undertake the teaching practice. In so doing, they will compel all the universities offering the degree to ensure quality standards are adhered to at all times. The study further recommends the university management to incorporate the model of mentor supervisors and regulate their recruitment, incentives and reporting in order to reduce the burden of B.Ed Academic Staff participation in teaching practice.

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