scholarly journals STUDENTS’ CHOICE OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES; ANALYSIS OF FACTORS IN THE SRI LANKAN CONTEXT

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Somaratna B. M. P.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
University Education ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
State University ◽  
National University ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Overseas Education ◽  
Foreign Universities

Over the years national university intake in Sri Lanka has become increasingly competitive due to the increasing demand for higher education. Successive governments have tried to almost annually increase the number of national universities and the student intake but failed to cater to this demand. Therefore, those who fail to obtain access to state university education and those who complete the advanced level in the British curriculum have to seek admission to Fee Levying Higher Education Institutes (FLHEIs) in Sri Lanka due to the high cost of overseas education. Fee Levying Higher Education Institutes (FLHEIs) affiliated to foreign universities realizing the need to compete with each other offer international degrees in order to attract students. So the decision making process has become even more complex for the students. Data for this study was randomly collected from 1000 numbers of current students of Fee Levying Higher Education Institutes (FLHEIs) in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. A questionnaire was administered. The questions were categorized according to the conceptual framework developed based on the literature review. The data was analyzed using computer-based software packages. The results of this study can be helpful to Sri Lankan Fee Levying Higher Education Institutes (FLHEIs) in optimizing student intake.

scholarly journals Importing Branch Campuses to Advance Egypt’s Development

2018 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Jason E. Lane
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Branch Campuses ◽  
Academic Capital ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Foreign Universities

As Egypt seeks to reposition itself in the international community, one strategy it has adopted is to import academic capital from other countries to bolster its own higher education system and enhance its internationalization efforts. Increasing demand for higher education and vocal government support may be alluring to potential partners; but repressive government policies and an uncertain political environment may make it a risky gamble for foreign universities.

scholarly journals Kebijakan Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Yogyakarta Terhadap Penyandang Disabilitas

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Akhmad Soleh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
University Education ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
State University ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Physical Limitations ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study discusses the accessibility of university education in the four public universities in Yogyakarta; Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI), University of Gajah Mada (UGM),Yogyakarta State University (UNY), and State Islamic University (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga. Upto now, the disability groups have not got an equal access and the opportunity in a higher education. There are only a few students with disabilities that are accepted in Universities in Indonesia, because of physical limitations that would interfere the teaching-learning process in their classrooms. The research findings showed that the education systems in the UGM, Yogyakarta State University, and the ISI have a system of “integration”, while at UIN has led to the inclusion system, that is “accommodative” and has the ability to service for persons with disabilities.Penelitian ini membahas tentang aksesibilitas pendidikan di perguruan tinggi di empat perguruan tinggi negeri di Yogyakarta; yaitu Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI), Universitas Gajah Mada (UGM), Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), an Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga. Sampai saat, kelompok masyarakat yang menyandang disabilitas masih belum memperoleh persamaan dan kesempatan dalam mengakses pada pendidikan tinggi. Hanya sedikit mahasiswa penyandang disabilitas yang diterima pada Perguruan tinggi di Indonesia, karena keterbatasan fisik yang akan mengganggu proses belajar-mengajar di kelasnya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan baha pendidikan di UGM, UNY, dan ISI memiliki sistem “integrasi”,sedangkan di UIN telah memiliki sistem inklusi, yang “akomodatif”, dan mampu memberi layanan mahasiswa penyandang disabilitas.

scholarly journals Critical analysis of lecturer’s perception on integrating concepts of sustainability in university curricular

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 109-121
Author(s):  
Anupama Gunawardana ◽  
F.R. Arooz ◽  
A. Peramunugamage ◽  
R.U. Halwatura
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
University Curriculum ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Integrated Sustainability

Purpose of the study: The growing emphasis on incorporating sustainability concepts in tertiary education have lead higher education institutions in developing countries to infuse sustainability content into their curricula.  The wider purpose of this study is to promote the integration of sustainability concepts within Sri Lankan Universities. The study uncover and presents the perception of university academics on integrating sustainability in higher education. Methodology: An online-survey was carried out in the month of January, 2019 in University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka across four faculties; engineering, architecture, information and technology and business. A descriptive analysis was employed to present the perceptions of the respondents according to different faculties. The obtained data were analyzed using Microsoft excel.  Main Findings: Results revealed, 46.93% have already integrated sustainability concepts while 59.18% are willing to integrate in near future. 80% have perceived that university curriculum should improve according to country’s need while providing particular trainings. 60% felt that knowledge and skills on ICT should be developed and adequate human resources should be deployed prior to incorporate sustainability concepts. Applications of this study: This study is aimed to identify models for mainstreaming sustainability concepts across tertiary education in Sri Lanka. Novelty/Originality of this study: Analysing the perception of univeristiy lecturers on incorporating sustainability concepts acroos university curricular, has never conducted in a Sri Lankan university. This is manily conducted to identify the gaps pertaining on intergrating sustainability concepts across university curricular and to identify the barriers exciting for education for sustainable development in Sri Lankan context.    

scholarly journals Reviewer Acknowledgements for Higher Education Studies, Vol. 9, No. 2

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Sherry Lin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
State University ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Application Form ◽  
Ball State University ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
National University ◽  
Universiti Utara Malaysia

Higher Education Studies wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal are greatly appreciated. Higher Education Studies is recruiting reviewers for the journal. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, we welcome you to join us. Please find the application form and details at http://recruitment.ccsenet.org and e-mail the completed application form to [email protected]. Reviewers for Volume 9, Number 2 Abdelaziz Mohammed, Albaha University, Saudi Arabia Alina Mag, University Lucian Blaga of Sibiu, Romania Anna Liduma, University of Latvia, Latvia Antonina Lukenchuk, National Louis University, USA Arbabisarjou Azizollah, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran Ausra Kazlauskiene, Siauliai University, Lithuania Aynur Yürekli, İzmir University of Economics, Turkey Bahar Gün, İzmir University of Economics, Turkey Bo Chang, Ball State University, USA Evrim Ustunluoglu, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey Gamze Kasalak, Akdeniz University, Turkey Gregory S. Ching, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan Jisun Jung, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Karsten Krauskopf, University of Potsdam, Germany Lung-Tan Lu, Fo Guang University, Taiwan Meric Ozgeldi, Mersin University, Turkey Mirosław Kowalski, University of Zielona Góra, Poland Oana-Mihaela Rusu, Unviersity of Iasi, Romania Olusola Ademola Olaniyi, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia Prashneel Ravisan Goundar, Fiji National University, Fiji Rafizah Mohd Rawian, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia Ranjit Kaur Gurdial Singh, The Kilmore International School, Australia Sumita Chowhan, Jain University, India Tuija A. Turunen, University of Lapland, Finland Uher Ivan, University P.J.Safarika Kosice, Slovakia Zahra Shahsavar, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

scholarly journals Importing Branch Campuses to Advance Egypt’s Development

2018 ◽  
pp. 7-9
Author(s):  
Jason E. Lane
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Branch Campuses ◽  
Academic Capital ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Foreign Universities

As Egypt seeks to reposition itself in the international community, one strategy it has adopted is to import academic capital from other countries to bolster its own higher education system and enhance its internationalization efforts. Increasing demand for higher education and vocal government support may be alluring to potential partners; but repressive government policies and an uncertain political environment may make it a risky gamble for foreign universities.

Instilling Ideology of Professionalism in University Education

2012 ◽  
pp. 154-172
Author(s):  
M. M. Salunkhe ◽  
N. V. Thakkar ◽  
R. K. Kamat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
University Education ◽  
Professional Service ◽  
State University ◽  
Tremendous Progress ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Teaching Learning

In recent times, the higher education in India has made tremendous progress in terms of increasing the access and thereby making it reachable to larger population of the country. However, post-globalization, internationalization, and marketization the higher education has been increasingly perceived as a professional service. This necessitates reworking on various facets pertaining to the higher education domain such as academics, administration, governance, teaching-learning process, consultancy, and grants earning initiatives. Therefore without any qualm, the paradigm shift is on the agenda of our universities and the process of reflection, reworking, self-critique, action, participation, improvement, collaboration, inclusion are now the buzzword inviting the renewed attention of our academicians and administrators. Easier said than done, in this chapter, the authors discuss some of the initiatives at state university and a newly commenced central university, wherein they could become the part of the reforms in reworking the model of the higher education. The same is put forth in front of the peers and stakeholders as a sort of action research towards inculcating professionalism in our universities.

scholarly journals The Audit Expectations Gap and the Role of Audit Education: Evidence from Sri Lanka

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.S. Kumari ◽  
A.R. Ajward ◽  
D.B.P.H. Dissabandara
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Expectations Gap ◽  
Expectation Gap ◽  
National University ◽  
The Status

The study examined the status and impact of audit education on the audit expectation gap, as existence of such a gap is noted to be harmful to the accounting and auditing profession. Accordingly, undergraduates of a regional national university in Sri Lanka (in three categories as: undergraduates who had not followed an auditing course, who had followed a basic auditing course, and who had followed an advanced auditing course) and professional auditors were selected and a questionnaire survey that included statements on the duties of the auditors was administered. The results of the independent sample t-test indicate the existence of an audit expectation gap in the Sri Lankan context; and that audit education had an effect in reducing such a gap. However, further analysis indicated that only an advanced auditing course had resulted in minimizing such expectation gap (particularly in reducing the unreasonable expectation gap) compared to who had followed a basic auditing course. These findings are expected to have significant educational policy implications.

scholarly journals ASSESSING THE USABILITY OF SITES IN TERMS OF DIGITALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-123
Author(s):  
Yuliia Honcharenko ◽  
Dmytro Ocheretin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Personnel Management ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Polytechnic Institute ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
State University ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
National University ◽  
Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

The purpose of the article is to study the degree of usability of sites from the point of view of their stakeholders. The usability indicator is responsible for how easy the site's interface is to use, that is, it means how easily the user without special training can interact with the information system of the website. The goal of usability is to have a product that is easy to understand, easy to learn, effective to use, and en-joyable to use. Methodology. The article proposes an approach for assessing the usability of sites of business entities, based on the results of an empirical study in the format of questionnaire, which allows us to take into account the subjective attitude of respondents to the usability of a particular site. When calculating the integral usa-bility indicator, the assessments of the weight of each variant of the answer to the question, the weight of the question within the boundaries of each of the criteria, the weight of each criterion in the final indicator are taken into account. The approbation was carried out on the websites of higher education institutions. Highlighted the most important criteria for the usability of the website of a higher education institution from the point of view of applicants and students as stakeholders who are potential buyers and consumers of educational services: loading speed, convenience, efficiency, relevance, accessibility, interactivity, cross-browser compatibility, lack of forced content, attractive design, satisfaction. To obtain the results, a survey of 1170 stakeholders was conducted in the form of a questionnaire regarding the compliance of the websites of higher education institutions with the usability criteria. Based on the results of scoring and taxonomic analysis, quantitative values of the integral indicator of the usability of the websites of higher education institutions were obtained: NTUU “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”– 8,01; Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv – 6,47; Sumy State University – 7,87; Lviv Polytechnic National University – 7,85; V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University – 5,32; Interregional Academy of Personnel Management – 7,7; Kharkiv University – 6,97; Academy of Advocacy of Ukraine – 5,62. The obtained quantitative values indicate that, according to Harrington's scale of desirability, the NTUU “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” site has the highest level of usability, the Sumy State University, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kharkiv University and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv sites have a sufficient level, the Academy of Advocacy of Ukraine and V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University sites are at the middle level. Practical implications. The proposed approach can be applied to the site of any business entity, it makes it possible to quantify the level of usability of the site from the point of view of stakeholders and become the basis for making effective management decisions regarding the compliance of the website with the requirements and needs of users. Value/originality. The proposed methodology for assessing the site of higher education institutions makes it possible to assess the degree of convenience of sites, which is a tool for ensuring the quality of online presentation of educational services in the context of limited information transparency of higher education institutions.

scholarly journals Establishing criteria for evaluating lecturers’ competences: solutions for improving quality of lecturers at University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU -HCM

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Bui Ha Phuong
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
University Education ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
National University ◽  
The University

In the higher education environment, lecturers play an extremely important role in higher education of universities. Assessing the higher education quality based on many standards such as the training program, the facilities, the teaching staff, the supporting staff to the learners, the measures of quality improvement, ... In which, improving the qualified lecturers who meet the training needs and implementing the strategic goals of each university is as one of the requirements important. Assessing lecturers' competences is considered one of the mandatory requirements for measuring the quality of university education. The assessment of lecturers' competences is based on a variety of criteria, in which the competences of teaching, scientific research and community service are considered the core competences of the lecturer. The paper presents the necessity of proposing criteria for assessing lecturers' competences. Besides, the paper also analyzes some of the basic criteria for assessing lecturers' competences. Then, some solutions are proposed to apply these criteria in assessing the competences of lecturers at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University-Hochiminh.

scholarly journals Speech etiquette as the main component of the over-professional skills of a higher education institutions’ lecturer

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Olena Vitaliivna Bielikova ◽  
Svitlana Oleksiivna Dytiuk ◽  
Tetiana Vasylivna Krech ◽  
Zoia Adamia
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
State University ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
National University ◽  
Main Component ◽  
E Mail

Background: The relevance of the study lies in the need of studying lecturer’s language etiquette, his role in the formation of a professionally oriented personality in terms of improving the system of higher education, in the process of implementing new requirements and standards of education. Purpose: To identify the components of lecturer’s language etiquette, which are important for students of higher education, as well as to identify ways of their formation and development. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was developed using Google Forms to implement the study. The questionnaire was distributed by e-mail among 70 students from Kharkiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (Kharkiv, Ukraine) and 40 students from Sukhum State University (Tbilisi, Georgia). Results: The survey allowed to find that the main principles of language etiquette of the lecturer are: politeness, tact, kindness, tolerance, friendliness, ability to listen, others. Among the violations of the rules of language etiquette of the lecturer, which are most common, students noted the following: talking in “high tones”, excessive categorical statements, hostility, tactlessness, rudeness, bias, arrogance, others. Conclusions: The most popular in the process of pedagogical communication are the lecturer’s competencies, such as listening skills, managing their emotions and states, interaction with students based on understanding their values and needs, tact, politeness, tolerance, friendliness. Especially important are the skills of building effective speech, establishing and maintaining a communicative balance in the audience, creating an atmosphere of trust, psychological comfort, open and equal cooperation. These skills and abilities become especially relevant in the era of digitalization and the transition to blended learning.

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