Professor Smith Goes to Washington: Educational Interest Group Lobbying, 1998–2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 448-453
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Marsicano ◽  
Christopher Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Labor Unions ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Lobbying Activity ◽  
Expenditure Data ◽  
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Congressional lobbying by education-related interest groups is an understudied subject in education research. This brief uses congressional lobbying expenditure data from 1998 to 2017 to examine trends in lobbying behavior by labor unions; K–12 education providers; and public, private nonprofit, and for-profit higher education institutions. Education interest groups have spent in excess of $2 billion lobbying Congress since 1998. Higher education institutions represent a disproportionate share of lobbying activity and expenditures, accounting for almost 70% of education-focused interest groups and around 80% of education-related lobbying expenditures. Lobbying expenditures steadily rose until 2011 before rapidly declining. The brief speculates as to the possible reasons for these trends and concludes with a call for greater research on lobbying for education.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS: APPLYING US EXPERICENCE TO UKRAINAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Olha Pavlenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Current State

The article discusses the current state of professional training of engineers, in particular, electronics engineers in Ukrainian higher education institutions (HEIs) and explores best practices from US HEIs. The research outlines the features of professional training of electronics engineers and recent changes in Ukrainian HEIs. Such challenges for Ukrainian HEIs as lack of collaboration between higher education and science with industry, R&D cost reduction for HEIs, and downsizing the research and academic staff, the disparity between the available quality of human capital training and the demanded are addressed. The study attempts to identify successful practices of US HEIs professional training of engineers in order to suggest potential improvements in education, research, and innovation for training electronics engineers in Ukraine.

scholarly journals WHY DO HIGHER-EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS PURSUE ONLINE EDUCATION?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Schiffman ◽  
Karen Vignare ◽  
Christine Geith
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Large Enrollment ◽  
Access And Quality ◽  
Unique Item ◽  
Type Of Institution ◽  
First Time

Using a unique item included for the first time in the Sloan Consortium’s 2006 national survey of online learning, the authors analyze the reasons why higher-education institutions engage in online learning. Nine reasons are explored from contributing to extension efforts to returning a surplus. Eight of the nine reasons are found to vary in importance depending on the type of institution. Significant differences were found for associate-level institutions, for-profit institutions and large-enrollment institutions. The authors examine the findings for access and quality themes.

Collaboration for Music Teacher Education between Higher Education Institutions and K-12 Schools

1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kent Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
The United States ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Music Teacher Education ◽  
Music Faculty ◽  
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This study's purpose was to investigate the extent and nature of collaboration for music teacher education between K—12 schools and higher education institutions across the United States. A survey was used to gather data from a stratified random sample (n = 204) of the 813 higher education institutions offering music education degrees. The findings indicated that 96.77% of colleges/universities collaborate with K—12 schools in some form, but the degree of collaboration varies widely. Higher education music faculty respondents reported a broad range of benefits to students, faculty, the higher education institution, and the K—12 schools. Communication, shared decision-making, funding sources, faculty rewards, trends, and reasons for collaboration were examined. An analysis of variance revealed significant relationships between the degree of collaboration and (a) the number of music education majors, (b) the institution's size, and (c) graduate study in music education.

scholarly journals STRATEGI PENGUATAN INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN TINGGI AGAMA ISLAM INDONESIA: TELAAH HISTORIS TRANSFORMASI FA-UII KE PTAIN ERA MENTERI AGAMA K.H. A. WAHID HASYIM

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-84
Author(s):  
Darul Abror
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Interaction Pattern ◽  
Politics Of Education ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Political Approach ◽  
Education Association ◽  
Internal And External Factors

    This paper aims to discuss the politics of strengthening Islamic higher education institutions Era Minister of Religion K.H. A Wahid Hasyim which has never been studied by anyone. So this study becomes important to do. This paper uses "Interest Groups Theory" which has been incorporated in The Politics of Education Association (PEA) as its analytical tool so that it is relevant to the context of the discussion. The researcher uses the qualitative method "Library Research" with an educational political approach with a historical style. In this paper there are two important findings, First, the emergence of programs to strengthen Islamic higher education institutions in Indonesia on the basis of the construction of internal and external factors, namely the existence of praxis "Draw Motives" by using a rational and spiritual approach that is emphasized in the concept and practice. Second, in practice, is that the interaction pattern used by the Ministry of Religion KHA Wahid Hasyim in the process of strengthening Islamic higher education institutions in Indonesia is an interaction pattern of "Accommodative Compromising Associative". Abstrak          Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk membahas tentang politik penguatan institusi pendidikan tinggi Islam Era Menteri Agama K.H.A. Wahid Hasyim yang belum pernah diteliti oleh siapapun. Sehingga kajian ini menjadi penting untuk dilakukan. Tulisan ini menggunakan “Interest Groups Theory” yang sudah tergabung dalam The Politics of Education Association (PEA) sebagai pisau analisisnya sehingga relevan dengan konteks pembahasan. Metode dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif “Library Reseach” dengan pendekatan politik pendidikan dengan corak historis. Sedangkan dalam pengumpulan data diperoleh melakukan studi dokumentasi dan wawancara, dan teknik analisa data yang digunakan dengan teknik analisis kualitatif melingkar dengan memerikan, menggolongkan dan menggabungkan. Dalam tulisan ini terdapat dua temuan penting, Pertama, munculnya program penguatan institusi pendidikan tinggi Islam di Indonesia atas dasar konstruksi faktor internal dan eksternalnya adalah adanya praksis “Motif Imbang” dengan menggunakan pendekatan rasional dengan spiritual yang ditegaskan dalam konsep dan praksisnya. Temuan kedua, pada praksisnya, pola interaksi yang digunakan era Menteri Agama K.H. A. Wahid Hasyim dalam proses penguatan institusi pendidikan tinggi Islam di Indonesia adalah pola interaksi “Asosiatif Akomodatif Kompromistis”. 

scholarly journals Proposed V-E-learning Model: Applying V-Model to Ensure the Quality of E-Learning System Implementation at Higher Education Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1492-1507
Author(s):  
Mohammad Samir Abdel-Haq, Evan Asfoura
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
E Learning ◽  
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Since March 2020, CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) pandemic has affected many sectors, including education sector at the global level and at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Preventative procedures have been taken, including suspending teaching and training for K-12 and higher education and moving to use distance education as an alternative to face-to-face education, with the continuation of the Corona pandemic, the Ministry of Education decided to consider the e-learning (distance education and blended education) as a strategic alternative to overcome crises threatening the educational process . With the widespread use of e-learning platforms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the interest of the quality of e-courses increased more than before. Therefore, this study proposes a model for ensuring the quality of e-learning and e-courses in higher education institutions and developing a set of evidence and suggested performance indicators that help those responsible for quality management to verify and validate the adherence to these standards. Dar Al-Uloom University was chosen as a case study of what was implemented during the Corona pandemic and the extent of the university’s commitment to this standards to ensure continuous improvement and raise the level of performance related to the e-learning system and its e-courses.

Contribution of PRME in education, research, and outreach in Brazilian higher education institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Bento Ambrósio Avelar ◽  
Keilla Dayane da Silva-Oliveira ◽  
Milton Carlos Farina ◽  
Raquel da Silva Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Hierarchical Classification ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Responsible Management ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Development Goals

Purpose This paper aims to assess the contribution of the UN’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) in higher education, covering education, research and outreach in Brazilian higher education institutions (HEIs) after becoming signatories. Design/methodology/approach Teachers representing Brazilian HEI signatories to the PRME were interviewed. The IRAMUTEQ software was used for content analysis, descending hierarchical classification and similarity tree, allowing to quantify the quality variables originating from the professors’ beliefs and opinions. Findings The PRME helps Brazilian HEIs to review or create disciplines related to responsible management education and adopt transdisciplinarity for sustainability. The signatories’ PRME-influenced research is interdisciplinary, focusing on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Social responsibility is promoted through local-community projects, while partnerships, initiatives and innovative pedagogies from foreign-signatory HEIs provide international experiences for teachers and students. However, within one initiative, which had 170 signatories in 2008 and over 800 in 2020, indicators should be formulated to analyze and enhance HEIs’ sustainability profile. The PRME contributes to educating young people and adults in Brazil via education, research or outreach; however, this contribution needs to be assessed. Originality/value Prior studies have not collected data through interviews to consider professors’ perspectives on the PRME’s contribution to signatory HEIs in Brazil. This study interviewed professors involved with the PRME to broaden their understanding beyond bibliometrics and assess the alignment of the PRME and UN SDGs.

scholarly journals “Thinking outside the Box”: Social Innovations Emerging from Academic Nursing-Community Partnerships

2022 ◽  
pp. 245-272
Author(s):  
Cheryl Zlotnick ◽  
Mary McDonnell-Naughton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
The World

AbstractNurses comprise the largest group of healthcare workers in the world. Increasingly, nurses in higher education institutions are collaborating with not-for-profit and community-based organisations to devise programs, projects and interventions that benefit both their students’ education and individuals in the community. This chapter describes an integrative review of these academic nursing-community partnerships, focusing on the nurses’ roles, the students’ role and the lessons learned from the partnership strategies that blend the expertise of the community members and nurses in higher education.

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