scholarly journals The Complexity of Policy Mirroring: The Connection between International and Slovenian Higher Education Policy Discourse

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-28
Author(s):  
Janja Komljenovič
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The University

The contemporary economic imaginary of the ‘knowledge-based economy’ is changing the perception of higher education in Europe. The goals of higher education are changing and reform of institutions is predicted. The present article examines these reforms and conceptualisations of higher education by presenting the results of discourse analysis of 47  international policy documents at the European level and two comprehensive national strategies of the Republic of Slovenia for higher education, research and innovation. Based on the analysis of the European documents, the article suggests that two main discourses are constructed: a) ‘the research-based society and economy’, and b) ‘reforming the university’. These present the emergence of a new idea of higher education at the international and national levels. The article investigates the extent to which these discourses are present in Slovenian higher education policy. The findings show that Slovenian discourse hesitates to embrace them fully. In particular, the idea of the managerial university is marginal in Slovenian discourse.

scholarly journals Researching the transnational higher education policy landscape: Exploring network power and dissensus in a globalizing system

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viv Caruana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
Transnational Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Network Power

This article reviews research on transnational higher education (TNHE) published in academic journals between 2006 and 2014 through the lenses of network power and dissensus. Conclusions suggest the need for more research on the 'entrapping' aspects of global social relations to provide a counterweight to the influence of dominant paradigms. It is argued that research at local-institutional level, harnessing the dissensus of the academic community with the needs and aspirations of students, provides the means to develop global imaginaries and initiate new policy directions that break free of entrapment and address the perverse outcomes of globalized knowledge-based economy models in higher education (HE).

scholarly journals Vom Corona-Shutdown zur Blended University?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Funda Seyfeli ◽  
Laura Elsner ◽  
Klaus Wannemacher
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Expert Survey ◽  
Specific Analysis ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University ◽  
Summer Semester

The expert survey "Digitales Sommersemester" focuses on the medium-term consequences of the corona pandemic for studies and teaching. On the basis of multi-perspective surveys among students, lecturers and employees of support institutions, a differentiated picture of the university in shutdown is created. The study reveals the university‘s ability to react quickly during the crisis, as well as the many challenges posed by the pandemic-related ‚operational disruption‘ and abrupt digitalization in the summer semester of 2020. Based on a stakeholder-specific analysis of key problems and the need for action in higher education policy, the study provides a brief outlook on a post-corona university.

Knowledge Mobilization and Global Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Garretson ◽  
Pamela A. Lemoine ◽  
Robert E. Waller ◽  
Michael D. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Mobilization ◽  
Changing Environment ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Reliable Tool ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The University

Two major world changes have changed global higher education; the move from a content-based economy to a knowledge-based economy and globalization have led global higher education to critically examine its position in the new hierarchy. Global higher education is using knowledge mobilization to as a means to build capacity for the changing environment. There is a call for global universities to engage in the generation of knowledge related to pressing global issues and knowledge mobilization has proven to be a reliable tool to connect the university with society.

Internationalizing Research in Kazakhstan Higher Education: A Case Study of Kazakhstan’s State Program of Industrial Innovative Development 2015 to 2019

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakir Jumakulov ◽  
Adil Ashirbekov ◽  
Jason Sparks ◽  
Aida Sagintayeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
International Partnerships ◽  
State Program ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
International Partner ◽  
The University

This article describes the nature and impact of a major recent education policy aimed to transform higher education in Kazakhstan, the State Program of Industrial Innovative Development 2015 to 2019 (SPIID-2). This inquiry sought to understand and describe the role of internationalization of higher education in SPIID-2, and more specifically its role for developing university research. Kazakhstan’s industrial innovative development program promotes university–industry collaboration and universities’ international partnerships to enhance the role of the university in the economic development of the country, consistent with the imperatives and opportunities of the knowledge-based economy. The role of internationalization, particularly, involving international partner institutions, in this policy, contributes to quality assurance and informed decision making. Findings are based on content analysis of policy texts and interviews with university representatives.

scholarly journals Tendencias de la Educación Superior europea e implicaciones para la orientación universitaria

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria J Vieira ◽  
Javier Vidal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Student Support ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Sociedad Del Conocimiento ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The University

RESUMENLa Educación Superior se encuentra en un momento de profundos cambios al asumir los retos que implican la sociedad del conocimiento, la globalización, la revolución tecnológica, la diversidad de losestudiantes, el aprendizaje permanente, la rendición de cuentas, entre otros. Especialmente en Europa,estos cambios están liderados por el proceso de construcción del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) en el que se otorga un papel preponderante al aprendizaje de los alumnos. Por tanto, el EEES supone una ocasión excelente para reflexionar sobre el modelo de universidad que queremos construir. Aprovechando esta excelente ocasión, en este estudio se realiza (1) una revisión de la literatura sobrela situación de la orientación universitaria, (2) una descripción de las tendencias actuales de la Educación Superior y, por último, (3) un análisis de las ventajas e inconvenientes que la actual situación de la Educación Superior suponen para el desarrollo de la orientación universitaria.ABSTRACTHigher Education (HE) confronts an era of increasing change characterised by globalisation, knowledge-based economy, technological revolution, lifelong learning, greater pressures towards accountability, a much more diverse student population, amongst others. Mainly in Europe, the process towards the construction of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), in which the student learnin experience is a central issue, is undertaking these changes. In this context, the EHEA is an excellent occasion for rethinking the university. Considering this situation, this article will (1) review recent literature related to student support and career guidance, (2) describe and discuss the current trends of HE and, (3) analyse the advantages and disadvantages in the relationship and articulation between the current situation of HE and the development of student support and guidance at Higher Education Institutions.  

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