Policy analysis using sensemaking : implementation of an ambiguous policy mandate in institutions of public higher education

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Michelle Branton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Implementation Challenges ◽  
Two Year College ◽  
Internal Pressures ◽  
Policy Mandate

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Institutions of higher education are facing educational policy reform and implementation challenges. In response to external and internal pressures to increase timely graduation rates, state lawmakers in Missouri adopted the Complete College America agenda and enacted laws impacting institutions of higher education. This study utilized a qualitative case study designed to explore policy analysis using sensemaking of leaders at two institutions of public higher education - a two-year college and a four-year university - responsible for implementation of the new policy mandate in their institutions. This study drew on the theoretical framework of Weick's (1995) seven sensemaking properties, and reports findings drawn from interviews, observations, and document analysis that sought to investigate leaders' sensemaking experiences implementing the 15-to-Finish Initiative at their institution. Qualitative findings revealed that sensemaking plays a crucial role in the implementation process of leaders implementing a new policy mandate.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN UKRAINE: THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (37) ◽  
pp. 161-170
Author(s):  
W. Rudnytskyy ◽  
S. Svirko ◽  
A. Dykyi ◽  
O. Dyka ◽  
T. Trosteniuk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Complex Indicators

Abstract. The purpose of the article is to study the theoretical issues of determining the effectiveness of state higher educational institutions of Ukraine and the development of theoretical and methodological principles, as well as general methodological approaches to its evaluation. To implement it, the authors formed and proposed a supplement to the thesaurus of management of the concept of «key performance indicators» (Key Efficacy Indicators, KEI), which, in the context of the object of study, is proposed to understand a set of numerical indicators of public higher education. nature, which are the central element of the system of evaluation of its activities in terms of its effectiveness and efficiency in order to achieve certain goals of the state institution of higher education. In order to form a stable basis of the evaluation methodology, a classification of key performance indicators was formed according to 16 features, according to which the corresponding groups were identified and their characteristics were given. The outline of the methodology is based on the basic classification features of key performance indicators, in particular by: types (efficiency and effectiveness), degree of importance (major and minor) and areas of coverage (educational, research, financial, contingent, infrastructure, socio-ethical); it provides for the final definition of an integrated key performance indicator through the sum of complex indicators of efficiency and effectiveness or the sum of complex indicators of educational, research, financial, socio-ethical spheres, as well as areas of contingent and infrastructure. The final formation of the methodology for assessing the effectiveness of state institutions of higher education will optimally and deeply assess the activities of these entities, which will contribute to the actual implementation of all management functions in time and space to fulfill their mission, objectives and development goals. Keywords: key performance indicators, key еfficacy indicators, effectiveness, efficiency, public higher education institutions. JEL Classification M41, I23 Formulas: 11; fig.: 0; tabl.: 1; bibl.: 25.  

scholarly journals Promoting Character At Institutions Of Higher Education And In Their Academic Units

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harrison McCraw ◽  
Ara Volkan ◽  
Bruce Bird
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Institutional Expectations ◽  
And Performance

Employers are highly interested in the character traits of college graduates. They recognize that these attributes will be an important determinant in the degree of success their organizations will experience. Unfortunately, a significant proportion of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education are not prepared academically, behaviorally, or emotionally for the college experience. In addition, lack of academic integrity on campus poses its own set of problems.  Employers also realize that special ethical obligations exist for employees with financial reporting responsibilities. Accountants are required to generate accurate and timely information to stakeholders both inside and outside of the organization. Employers are keenly interested in hiring accountants who are willing to assume the responsibility for promoting integrity throughout the firm.  To compete in today’s educational market place, many institutions of higher learning focus upon beautifully manicured grounds, impressively designed and technologically advanced buildings, and learned faculty. Alternatively, do these institutions dedicate adequate resources and expend the necessary levels of energies to promote character and other desirable traits in students? Isn’t character just as important in public higher education as critical analysis or technical skills?  This article proposes the development and use of creeds by departments, colleges, and/or universities to underscore the importance of character, scholarship, and performance to students. A creed is a statement of institutional expectations, beliefs, principles, and values. It is a public pronouncement of what a department, college or university holds to be important. It is meant to inspire and encourage commitment to stated ideals and help develop appropriate attitudes across campus. Two versions of a proposed creed, a long and short version, are presented.

Policy Analysis and Crafting to Empower Authentic Indigenous Learning Experiences in the Pacific Higher Education Landscape

2022 ◽  
pp. 138-149
Author(s):  
Troy McVey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous Learning ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Policies And Practices

This chapter examines the context of higher education in the Pacific. A brief explanation of the role of colonialism in the formation of institutions of higher education in the region is followed by discussions of policies and practices that empower local dissemination and production of knowledge by and amongst faculty, students, and the communities which they serve. The author concludes that a balance between advancing knowledge in a way that is respectful to academic traditions and cultural traditions in the Pacific can be achieved by harnessing the best values and qualities in common between those traditions.

scholarly journals Higher education in the IPSAS implementation process: A comparative study between Brazil and Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. e19510918059
Author(s):  
Fernando Gentil de Souza ◽  
Débora de Oliveira Barros ◽  
Laura Margarita Medina Celis ◽  
Jamille Carla Oliveira Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Institutional Legitimacy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Public Sector Accounting

The Brazil and Mexico started their International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) IPSAS adoption strategies in 2008 and consider the importance of the accountant role in this process and the existence of specific undergraduate Accounting programmes in the two countries. This study aims to compare the offer of courses about public sector accounting in public institutions of higher education in these countries during year 2018 & 2019, under Institutional Theory perspective. The methodology of this article consists of a documentary analysis of the curricula in force of website of the Public Institutions of Higher Education (PIHE) of each federative entity of Brazil and Mexico. The results show great diversity in the offer of disciplines among the 76 Brazilian and in the 39 Mexican institutions, with an average of only 3 and 1,3 courses by each country respectively. In Brazil, every institution has at least one mandatory Public Sector Accounting discipline, whilst only 28 Mexican institutions offer as obligatory. If institutional legitimacy consider education in Mexican and Brazilian IPSAS adoption strategies, the diffusion of IPSAS accrual accounting information will account for a huge network of more than 1000 of people involved. Furthermore, it highlights the weakness of the public sector approach to develop professional skills (normative isomorphism) in line with emerging trends in Public Sector Accounting for transparency. This article contributes to show what has been considered from the perspective of higher education of future public sector accounting professionals aligned with the IPSAS adoption strategies that involve Brazil and Mexico.

scholarly journals Information-communications Competencies of Teachers as a Requirement of Contemporary Teaching and the Lifelong Learning Concept

2021 ◽  
pp. 273-298
Author(s):  
Merjem Sušić
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Scientific Research Work ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
Learning Concept

This article aimed to make a theoretical review of the importance of ICT education of teachers in service of preparation for more efficient performances required by their profession in the context of general globalization changes they are exposed to. In that sense, a review of the advantages of ICT utilization and the requirements of lifelong learning which sets informatical skills as an imperative had been presented, emphasizing the role of teachers, since it requires working on self-improvement, as well as directing others towards competent, critically observed and purposeful usage of modern technological achievements. Some of the priorities for the development of higher education in B&H have been presented, where in the context of scientific research work for the 2016-2026 period, providing all of the public higher education institutions with ICT equipment is planned, which indicates that the teachers working in these institutions must possess the competencies for their utilization, especially because institutions of higher education should play the role of one of the main promoters of lifelong learning.

scholarly journals QUOTAS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF EQUALITY, EQUITY AND JURIDICAL PLURALISM

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-202
Author(s):  
Aparecida Luzia Alzira ZUIN
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Formal Equality ◽  
The One ◽  
Education In Brazil ◽  
Substantial Equality

This work aims to conceptualize formal equality and substantial (material) equality as the guiding principles for the formulation of affirmative action policies -- Quota Law (n. 12.711/2012). It differentiates between two types of equalities: formal and substantial, taking into account that the differences serve to the understanding of Quota Law's matter, allowing to assert that substantial equality is the one that best assures equity, the strengthening of human rights and the admission of a population historically excluded from public higher education in Brazil. In what concerns affirmative action, its political disposition and temporary character expose the foundations of Compensatory and Distributive Theories and the Principles of Legal Pluralism and Human Dignity. Accordingly, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the text points that today's quotas, despite a series of criticisms and oppositions, have mainly allowed the admission of black and indigenous students in federal institutions of higher education.

The Demand for Doctorally Prepared Public Health Personnel in Institutions of Higher Education

1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 298-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Douglas Scutchfield ◽  
Sharon Quimson ◽  
Stephen J. Williams ◽  
Richard Hofstetter
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education
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