FAITH–BASED COMMUNITIES AND POLITICS IN DULLSTROOM-EMNOTWENI: LOCAL STORIES OF IDENTITY

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Landman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Cultural Conflicts ◽  
Local Identities ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Local Municipality ◽  
The Face

A majority of the black community of Dullstroom-Emnotweni in the Mpumalanga highveld in the east of South Africa trace their descent back to the southern Ndebele of the so-called ‘Mapoch Gronden’, who lost their land in the 1880s to become farm workers on their own land. A hundred years later, in 1980, descendants of the ‘Mapoggers’ settled in the newly built ‘township’ of Dullstroom, called Sakhelwe, finding jobs on the railways or as domestic workers. Oral interviews with the inhabitants of Sakhelwe – a name eventually abandoned in favour of Dullstroom- Emnotweni – testify to histories of transition from landowner to farmworker to unskilled labourer. The stories also highlight cultural conflicts between people of Ndebele, Pedi and Swazi descent and the influence of decades of subordination on local identities. Research projects conducted in this and the wider area of the eMakhazeni Local Municipality reveal the struggle to maintain religious, gender and youth identities in the face of competing political interests. Service delivery, higher education, space for women and the role of faith-based organisations in particular seem to be sites of contestation. Churches and their role in development and transformation, where they compete with political parties and state institutions, are the special focus of this study. They attempt to remain free from party politics, but are nevertheless co-opted into contra-culturing the lack of service delivery, poor standards of higher education and inadequate space for women, which are outside their traditional role of sustaining an oppressed community.

Transformation of the Role of the Auxiliary Staff in Modern Universities

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Сахарова ◽  
N. Sakharova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
The Face ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

The article analyzes the key factors of infl uence of external and internal environment on the functioning of Russian higher education institutions, ways to improve the competitiveness of modern universities in the face of increasing global competition in the education market, reviews the activities of the Government to ensure the achievement of the strategic objectives of the Russian Federation development for the period up to 2020 in higher education, defi nes trends in requirements for the competences of certain categories of university staff , provides data on the auxiliaries staff of universities across the country, discusses diff erent points of view on the role of auxiliaries staff in the university functioning, identifi es the main control problems of auxiliaries staff.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF VALUE ORIENTATIONS OF MASTERS OF THE HUMANITIES IN THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

2020 ◽  
pp. 14-27
Author(s):  
R. Vinnichuk ◽  
L. Kravchenko ◽  
V. Onipko ◽  
T. Plachinda ◽  
A. Bukhun
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Educational Values ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Instrumental Values

The article examines the problem of formation and development of modern educational values in the minds and activities of Ukrainian applicants for higher education, in particular of masters of the humanities. The results of the diagnostic section in the form of a questionnaire of students and lecturers were conducted to determine the state of formation of the axiological thesaurus of masters of the humanities. Level groups of the master’s students are singled out, and the conclusion with the recommendations about the necessity of a choice of methods, means, and forms of influence on educational values of the future experts of the humanitarian sphere, in particular culturologists, philosophers, philologists are offered.Based on the theoretical search, experimental survey and generalization of materials in the prospects of the study determined the development of axiological principles of the contextual-professional model of training future masters of the humanities, which include: purpose (formation of professional readiness based on competencies, appropriate practical orientation of learning), values (pragmatism, communication with employers, the system of terminal and instrumental values), principles (independence in learning; formation of the content of education through problems of cognitive, professional, communicative, organizational, axiological nature; integral inclusion of higher education in educational and cognitive and scientific research activities, openness and freedom of choice of their actions, the formation of a reflective position in relation to themselves as a subject of professional activity), the selection of content (interdisciplinarity, context). It is proved that the educational environment of formation of value orientations should be based on the principles of axiology and open learning: reliance on information technology; designing the modern content of education; development of innovative methods of development of the value component of professional competencies; changes in the traditional role of the lecturer as a translator of knowledge and the development of the role of a mentor, a senior colleague, a consultant, and a supervisor.

scholarly journals The Role of Agile Teams in the Delivery of Distance Education in Saudi Universities Amid the COVID-19 Crisis: Qualitative Data Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Amal Rashed Al-Hamdan ◽  
Sami G. Alsulami
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Market Competitiveness ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Agile Teams ◽  
Fourth Theme

The objective of this study is to investigate the role of agile teams in the service delivery of Saudi higher education amid the COVID-19 crisis. The qualitative design of this study allows for an open-ended data collection instrument defined by a semi-structured interview process and thematic data analysis. The study employs a purposive strategy to sampling whereby direct engagements are administered between the author and individual participants. The study therefore analyzes data inductively and reports results where codes are defined, patterns are identified, and themes are generated. The first theme is that the future of Saudi higher education is learner-focused. The second theme is that the value of agile teams increases in the level of operational complexity of distance education. The Fourth theme is that the COVID-19 crisis is leaving a permanent impact on the way higher education is delivered. The fifth theme is that the agility features of adaptability and responsiveness are highly desirable in Saudi higher education settings. The sixth theme is the great potential for agile teams in the delivery of distance education is to enhance learners’ labor market competitiveness while augmenting their sense of responsible citizenship. The study implies that agile teams have great potential in the service delivery of Saudi higher education.

scholarly journals The Role Of Higher Education In Personal Relationships

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Amanda Lemoine ◽  
Alexandra Mayer ◽  
Arletta Gordon ◽  
Melanie Johnson ◽  
Michael C. Budden
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Census Bureau ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
The Family ◽  
Paid Labor

The roles within personal relationships have evolved throughout the years. What was once a “traditional” role within a household is now considered outdated and old-fashioned. These roles have been influenced by many factors, one of those being higher education. A study was conducted to examine how those roles have been influenced by higher education. In the late 1940’s, many U.S. women stayed home, raised their children and did not work outside the home unless there was a missing male figure to provide for the family. Although women may have wanted to venture into the workforce, it wasn’t widely accepted.  However, a Census Bureau study in 1948 found that 17 million women were in the paid labor force (Walker 1998).

Governance Within Diverse University Structures

2019 ◽  
pp. 210-232
Author(s):  
Tomáš Zima
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Academic Senate ◽  
Division Of Powers ◽  
Governance Models ◽  
Democratic Principles ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
And Control

This chapter focuses on university governance, which reflects the structure of an institution, whether it is centralized or decentralized, but most importantly democratic and autonomous. The case is illustrated using the example of Charles University, which is a large and highly decentralized organization that has been affected by developments in the Czech Republic after 1989 and their consequences for higher education in the country. In this regard, different governance models and recent challenges for higher education institutions are explained. The structure, main bodies, and management of Charles University are described and put into context within the national regulatory framework. The chapter further explores the division of powers and control mechanisms. A special focus is placed on the role of the Academic Senate, which underlines the democratic principles of the institution. The final remarks highlight the importance of a democratic, autonomous environment for both research and education.

scholarly journals Preconceptual Spectral and Temporal Cues as a Source of Meaning in Speech and Music

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Reybrouck ◽  
Piotr Podlipniak
Keyword(s):  
Multisensory Processing ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Acoustic Features ◽  
Parts Of Speech ◽  
Speech Prosody ◽  
Temporal Cues ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice

This paper explores the importance of preconceptual meaning in speech and music, stressing the role of affective vocalizations as a common ancestral instrument in communicative interactions. Speech and music are sensory rich stimuli, both at the level of production and perception, which involve different body channels, mainly the face and the voice. However, this bimodal approach has been challenged as being too restrictive. A broader conception argues for an action-oriented embodied approach that stresses the reciprocity between multisensory processing and articulatory-motor routines. There is, however, a distinction between language and music, with the latter being largely unable to function referentially. Contrary to the centrifugal tendency of language to direct the attention of the receiver away from the text or speech proper, music is centripetal in directing the listener’s attention to the auditory material itself. Sound, therefore, can be considered as the meeting point between speech and music and the question can be raised as to the shared components between the interpretation of sound in the domain of speech and music. In order to answer these questions, this paper elaborates on the following topics: (i) The relationship between speech and music with a special focus on early vocalizations in humans and non-human primates; (ii) the transition from sound to meaning in speech and music; (iii) the role of emotion and affect in early sound processing; (iv) vocalizations and nonverbal affect burst in communicative sound comprehension; and (v) the acoustic features of affective sound with a special emphasis on temporal and spectrographic cues as parts of speech prosody and musical expressiveness.

scholarly journals Forging Strategic Alliances

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Gaia Tedone
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Aesthetic Practice ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Data Layers ◽  
Relationship Of

Under conditions of so-called “Platform Capitalism”, software and algorithms undertake the important task of designing the interaction amongst online users and establishing criteria of relevance for content. As such, they operate as curatorial agents of platforms’ content, establishing what is there to see, know and consume. This state of affairs calls for a revision of the traditional role of the (human) curator who is confronted with an online environment characterised by the unprecedented collision of commercial, aesthetic, cultural and political interests. The question of what kind of relationship the curator shall create with the algorithm then becomes crucial: is this a relationship of antagonism, resistance or alliance? How do these two curatorial agents influence each other? In this article, I analyse a cluster of hybrid artistic and curatorial experiments (including my own curatorial work) that foregrounds online platforms as discrete modes of socio-technical assemblages that curate particular forms of connectivity amongst networks of users, data layers and technical infrastructures. By doing so, I argue for the forging of strategic alliances between human and machinic curators as a strategy to channel new forms of creativity and cooperation under conditions of “Platform Capitalism” and to operationalise human-algorithmic curation as a political and aesthetic practice within the networked culture.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF A BLENDED COURSE FOR ONLINE TEACHING: PROCESS AND OUTCOMES

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Bigné ◽  
Alberto Badenes-Rocha ◽  
Carla Ruiz ◽  
Luisa Andreu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Design Management ◽  
Teaching Competencies ◽  
Hybrid Program ◽  
Blended Course ◽  
Selection Of

In this study, we outline the different steps and strategies followed to develop an online formation program aimed to higher education teachers. The aim of this program is to provide with teaching competencies to face the challenges of the next decade’s classroom, with a special focus on the role of digital technology in learning environments, through a combination of a self-managed course with a guided on-site training with real cases. A multicultural, multidisciplinary team conceives this blended learning format, which applies a storytelling approach for content generation and communication. A detailed description of the different factors and stages followed to undertake the project is presented, together with a series of recommendations to face similar activities in the applied teaching and educational innovation field. Specifically, the importance of an appropriate project design, management and timing is stressed. In this way, we contribute with the diffusion of an innovative, hybrid program to develop digital competences in higher education practitioners and a selection of criteria to undertake other supranational projects that count on a wide reach and follow a didactical approach.

Tradycyjna rola w nietradycyjnej rodzinie. Transnarodowa migracja polskich żon i matek – studium przypadku

2013 ◽  
pp. 91-103
Author(s):  
Magdalena Muszel
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Transnational Migration ◽  
Transnational Families ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Female Migrants ◽  
The Face ◽  
Sense Of Identity

Family gender roles and family relationships influence the lives of Polish transnational families to a great extent. Traditionally adopted gender roles connected with being a mother and wife largely shape the experience and attitudes of Polish female migrants in Ireland: starting with the decision about the migration, through family relations during the separation period, and ending up at the point of reunion. Attempts to continue to perform the traditional role of a mother and wife in the face of the transnational migration is an effort to preserve Polish women’s sense of identity as well as provisional power within their families.

Globalization and Higher Education in Vietnam

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-136
Author(s):  
Thi Kim Quy Nguyen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Invisible Hand ◽  
University Reform ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
University Leaders ◽  
The University ◽  
Different Parts

With the triumph of the current neo-liberal discourse, many university leaders worldwide have embraced an entrepreneurial model as the answer for change, turning the university from a public good into a commodity. Vietnam, a developing country in Southeast Asia, has become an active participant in this trend. This essay explores how neo-liberal discourse has shaped higher education in both developed and developing countries, with a focus on Vietnam. The expansion in Vietnam of private universities, the introduction of tuition fees, and the corporatization of higher education are all developments associated with trends toward marketization. Given the pervasiveness of globalization and the neo-liberal agenda, serious consequences will follow if the traditional role of the university is sacrificed to the invisible hand of the market. This is confirmed by ongoing trends and outcomes of university reform agendas in different parts of the world, including Vietnam. There is a need to recover the idea of the university as a public good, focusing on academic freedom, autonomy, and human development

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