Short- and Long-Term Macroeconomic Returns to Higher Education

1992 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimy M. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Short And Long Term

scholarly journals Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on perceptions and career goals of undergraduate tourism students in Ecuador

Ciencia Unemi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (37) ◽  
pp. 15-28
Author(s):  
Maria José Ortiz Zurita ◽  
Lluís Coromina Soler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Career Goals ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Professional Goals ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Professional Perceptions

This paper explored the perceptions and career goals of undergraduate tourism students, before and during the pandemic COVID-19, in the Universidad Estatal de Milagro, in Milagro, Ecuador. The study is based on a quantitative approach. The sample is made up of 207 students during 2018 (before the COVID-19 pandemic) and 161 students in 2020 (during COVID-19). The questionnaire included questions about professional perceptions and questions about the professional goals that students have in the short and long term. Finally, perceptions exclusively related to COVID-19 were measured.  The results showed that the vast majority of the students are highly motivated and committed to pursue a career in the tourism industry. A high percentage of the participants expressed their desire to do a Tourism master degree and undertake their own tourism businesses, despite the uncertainty now generated by COVID-19. The findings also reaffirmed the importance of guiding improvements on tourism higher education and tourism industry, with the aim of ensuring the quality of the tourist services, with highly skilled professionals, especially in emerging tourist destinations as Ecuador.

Uses and Abuses of Ranking in University Strategic Planning

2017 ◽  
pp. 232-251
Author(s):  
Zaw Wint ◽  
Kevin Downing
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Substantial Influence ◽  
Ranking Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
World Ranking

The ranking of higher education institutions is a growing phenomenon around the world, with ranking systems in place in more than 40 countries. The emergence of world ranking systems that compare higher education institutions across national boundaries and the proliferation of these since the past decade, are indeed a reality now, and are already exerting substantial influence on both short and long term developments of higher education institutions. Rankings are being used by a variety of stakeholders for different purposes. Rankings are no doubt, useful for fostering institutional strategic planning and management, and their communication externally as well as their own institutional community and the national interest.

Sustainability Reporting

2021 ◽  
pp. 130-145
Author(s):  
Dana Maria (Oprea) Constantin ◽  
Sorinel Căpușneanu ◽  
Dan Ioan Topor ◽  
Elena Grigore ◽  
Adrian Amadeus Tișcovschi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Informational Content ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Economic Entity ◽  
Internal Management ◽  
Short And Long Term

This chapter approaches some issues related to the implementation of sustainability reporting and its benefits within an economic entity. The main objectives of this chapter are to present a brief implementation guide of sustainability reporting, according to GRI requirements and the benefits of its use. Based on the specialized literature, the authors present various aspects encountered in implementing sustainability reporting, interpreting the information used for the internal management and the stakeholders through the sustainability indicators. All the aspects presented and analyzed are based on the existing specialized studies and on the higher education ones. The chapter ends with the authors' conclusions regarding the importance of implementing the guide of the sustainability reporting and its advantages and disadvantages in the short and long term. Through this contribution of the authors, new opportunities are opened in order to exploit the informational content specific to the sustainability reporting that is particularly relevant to all stakeholders.

scholarly journals Transnational Mobility of Academics: Some Academic Impacts

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sintayehu Kassaye Alemu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Institutional Affiliation ◽  
Academic Mobility ◽  
Transnational Mobility ◽  
Internationalisation Of Higher Education ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Qualitative Literature

This paper deals with the short- and long-term transnational mobility of academics and some of its impacts, an issue not well addressed in the literature. Through a qualitative literature review, the paper aims to answer the question: What are some of the academic impacts of the transnational mobility of academics? Transnational academic mobility is academic travel across borders of states and is one aspect of the new internationalisation of higher education. It is presented in terms of the roles of academics in teaching-learning experiences as well as knowledge production and transfer. The discussion extends to unpacking the impacts of the transnational mobility of academics in relation to institutional affiliation and academic status and profile. These issues are emphasised because they are major academic issues of transnational academics. From these perspectives, mobile academics have gained benefits but sometimes also faced challenges.

scholarly journals Agribusiness higher education development – ahead: The project results at a glance

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 95-98
Author(s):  
László Kárpáti
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Time Span ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Short And Long Term

his booklet that has caught your attention contains basic information about the AHEAD project sponsored by the EU’s TEMPUS grant. This project was carried out between University of Zagreb (and other Croatian partners) and four EU-based universities. The project was very ambitious and it is my pleasure to state that the great majority of the objectives were carried out with high quality during the 3 years project time span. The main results of the AHEAD project can be found in this booklet, and I would like to mention just a few of them: • A new MBA training started in Zagreb with international recognition • 61 subjects of 3 BSc/MSc trainings were reviewed and modified, • a study was created in order to determine the short – and long – term expert demand of the Croatian national economy, • computers, equipment and modern textbooks were purchased from European grant and • finally a personal note: it was spectacular to see the rapid development of University of Zagreb and generally the whole Croatia during the last 3 years. If our project contributed just a little bit to it, the effort certainly was worthwhile.

scholarly journals Using self- and peer-assessment to enhance students’ future-learning in higher education.

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glyn Thomas ◽  
◽  
Dona Martin ◽  
Kathleen Pleasants ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
First Year ◽  
Group Project ◽  
Individual Contributions ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Future Learning

In higher education settings, assessment tasks get the attention of students, but once students submit their work they typically become disengaged with the assessment process. Hence, opportunities for learning are lost as they become passive recipients of assessment outcomes. Future-learning oriented assessment engages students in the assessment process to improve both short- and long-term outcomes by requiring students to make sophisticated judgments about their own learning, and that of their peers. In this paper, we describe and critique three initiatives that experimented with future-learning oriented assessment within a faculty of education. These initiatives involved self- and peer-assessment in a mathematics education subject for first year pre-service teachers; peer assessment of individual contributions in a group project using a Wiki; and self- and peer-assessment to help students learn about leadership. Based on our experiences, we conclude with suggestions of how others might also use selfand peer-assessment to work towards better short- and long-term learning outcomes in higher education.

scholarly journals The Future of Higher Education: The Effects of Covid-19 on Teaching, Research and Internationalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-259
Author(s):  
Alper Çalıkoğlu ◽  
Sedat Gümüş
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Turkish Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Research ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Internationalization In Higher Education ◽  
Short Time

Covid-19, which emerged in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019 and has turned into a pandemic in a short time, has brought many social problems. It is clear that it will also have some short and long term effects in the field of higher education. Based on the recent publications, the current study aims to discuss what these effects will be in different dimensions of higher education. However, due to the difficulties of covering so many different pandemic-related developments within a single study, the current study focuses more on the effects of the Covid-19 process on teaching, research and internationalization in higher education. Based on the recent discussions on these focal themes, recommendations are made specifically for the Turkish higher education system.

scholarly journals Weight discrimination: Are colleges preparing their graduates for successful employment and careers?

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Oliver W. A. Wilson ◽  
Melissa Bopp
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Societal Implications ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Weight Discrimination ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

Background: Colleges are uniquely positioned to influence both the short and long-term health and well-being of students through implementation of interventions to prevent and/or treat obesity among students; and have a vested interest given obesity has the potential to impact students' matriculation, graduation, and career prospects.Aim: To illustrate the essential roles of colleges to influence obesity prevention and treatment given the potential to influence the students' matriculation, graduation, and career prospects.Methods: The discussion begins with an overview of the prevalence and societal implications of obesity. Next the implications for higher education with respect to matriculation and graduation, the influence of higher education on lifestyle behaviors, and the influence of obesity on academic performance. This is followed by the influence of obesity on students' post-higher education lives, including potential discrimination when seeking employment, and the impact that the nature of the jobs that graduates attain may have on their health and well-being.Results: There exists a great need to reduce the prevalence of obesity and colleges are well positioned to provide leadership and direction.Conclusions: Implications for colleges are set forth, with ways in which they can play a role in promoting student health detailed.

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