scholarly journals E-governance in Higher Education Institutions in India: Status and Prospects

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 121-140
Author(s):  
Neera Chopra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Student Body ◽  
The Status ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Develop Technology ◽  
Governance In Higher Education

The demand for higher education has been steadily rising all over the world including developing nations like India.  As higher education systems are rapidly expanding, the  administration and management of HEIs (Higher  Educational Institutions, that is, universities and institutes  offering Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral level education)  are becoming a complex task. HEIs are now much more  diversified in types of institutions, modes of delivery and  backgrounds of students. Technology can help HEIs  innovate and serve the diversified student body by  providing accessible and flexible education experiences.  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) also  offers unprecedented opportunities for a seamless sharing  of knowledge and information between university  administrators, teachers, students and all stakeholders. The  main objective of this study is to examine and compare the status of the use of ICT between different types of  universities within India. It will further look into the  challenges faced by these institutions to implement digital  technologies. Besides academic literature, the present  study draws upon my previous article on the use of ICT in  higher education institutions in India. The study indicates  that while ICT is widely used for academic purposes, its use  is only limited in the management and administration of  higher education. Further studies are needed to identify  and suggest means to mitigate the challenges faced by the  Indian HEIs towards extensive adoption of ICT. This research will involve conducting, analysing and comparing  the results of the in-depth interviews with the  administrative heads of concerned institutions. Assessment will also be done through a questionnaire on the integration of ICT in achieving the mission and vision of the  HEIs in both private and public universities. The expected  results are that private institutions have embarked on  technology with greater success and benefits. The study will  then recommend steps to profitably use available  technologies to improve performance, to enhance the  quality of their students and to facilitate all stakeholders.  The outcome of the research will provide insight into the  institutions themselves and the policymakers in the field of  education in India on the critical success factors of ICT  governance and define a course to develop technology- enabled smart universities.  

scholarly journals Higher Education in India: A Perspective of Its Autonomy and Accountability

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (1-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prahallad Majhi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Historical Account ◽  
Equitable Distribution ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Status ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Distribution Of Resources ◽  
Indian Higher Education

ABSTRACT This paper aims at revealing the facts related to the status of autonomy and accountability in Indian higher education institutions which comprises a historical account and contemporary policy concerns, practices and challenges. After review of data from secondary sources, this study found that in India there are two major contradicting contexts. One is that where the institutions have restricted autonomy but are held accountable in defined forms and the other are the institutions which exercise fairly more autonomy but do not have expected accountability. Considering the prevailing circumstances, through this paper it is recommended that there is a need for balancing autonomy and accountability in management of higher education with prudential leadership and equitable distribution of resources meant for education in India so as to make it more approachable and productive.

scholarly journals Internal Corporate Responsibility as a Legitimacy Strategy for Branding and Employee Retention: A Perspective of Higher Education Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Amir Ikram ◽  
Muhammad Fiaz ◽  
Asif Mahmood ◽  
Ayyaz Ahmad ◽  
Rafiya Ashfaq
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Organizational System ◽  
Internal Branding ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The City

Branding activities provide space to create internal culture, processes and a kind of organizational system which allows employees to use their abilities to their maximum. Internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of an organization increase employee commitment, which ultimately enhances employee retention. There is a need to explore internal branding in relation to internal CSR for the sake of managing employee retention. Therefore, the study empirically examines the underlying associations among internal branding, employee retention and internal CSR. The data are collected from higher education institutions operating in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. The sample size was 377 faculties belonging to both private and public sector higher education institutions. The analysis is based on variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings reveal that the internal branding practices have a significant impact on employee’s intention to stay within the organization, and intrasample analysis suggests few comprehensible variations with respect to private and public academic institutions. The research article also provides insights to faculty, academic entrepreneurs and marketers, especially those belonging to developing countries and facing issues of branding and employee retention.

THE HOUSE OF SCHOLARSHIP, THE SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE, THE TREASURY OF SCIENCE: RHETORICAL IMAGERY AND SOCIAL METAPHORS OF 13TH AND 14TH CENTURIES WESTERN EUROPEAN ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-34
Author(s):  
Alexandr Rusanov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Deep Roots ◽  
Academic Communities ◽  
University Communities ◽  
The Status ◽  
Western European ◽  
Ars Dictaminis ◽  
Legal Concepts

The article scrutinizes the ideas about the academic communities typical for the Latin world of the 13th and 14th centuries. It focuses on the ‘metaphorical vocabulary’ of academic corporations that was formed at that time within the framework of the Ars Dictaminis and was widely used to substantiate the status of university communities. These metaphors significantly supplemented the vague legal concepts that described academic communities (studium/studium generale, universitas). The most widespread metaphors of higher education institutions included such images as house of scholarship, seeds of knowledge, and treasure. All of them had deep roots in the Holy Scripture, but became widespread thanks to ‘exemplary’ texts included in rhetorical manuals and summae. With their help, social reality was interpreted within the framework of rhetoric as an epistemic system, often overlapping with the spheres of law and theology. The paper considers these metaphors in the context of their distribution, within the networks of local political and cultural ties drawing on cases of two Iberian universities – those of Lisbon (founded between 1288 and 1290) and Lleida (founded in 1300).

Networking Industry and Academia

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 437-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Stephens ◽  
George Onofrei
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Real World ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
Primary Means ◽  
Education Business

Graduate development programmes such as FUSION continue to be seen by policy makers, higher education institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as primary means of strengthening higher education–business links and in turn improving the match between graduate output and the needs of industry. This paper provides evidence from case studies. The findings indicate that the practical application of academic principles in real-world settings provides a useful learning vehicle for academics, graduates and SMEs. Key success factors and strategies for overcoming obstacles emerged from the case studies. In light of these findings, the authors make tentative recommendations to aid the future delivery of similar programmes.

Critical Success Factors for Leveraging Technology Transfer from Higher Education Institutions to Industry: Indian Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150018
Author(s):  
Meenakshi Kanojia ◽  
Balvinder Shukla ◽  
Anil Wali ◽  
Manoj Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Environment Factor ◽  
Successful Technology

This study aims to identify and empirically evaluates the critical factors of successful technology transfer (TT) from higher education institutions (HEI) to industry and to develop a TT model in the Indian context. With the help of questionnaire survey, the perception profile of 318 respondents was collected from PAN-India. Utilizing the survey data, factor analysis identified six constructs representing five critical factors of TT and an outcome factor. The results of multiple regression analysis indicate significant effect of all five critical factors on an outcome factor. The findings of the study validate the TT Model and identify supportive and promotive TT environment factor, market and finance factor and HEI factor to be the most important factors of successful TT. This study may help the policymakers in strategizing future initiatives to improve the rate of successful TT.

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