scholarly journals The Role of Environmental Management Performance in Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Roos ◽  
Xaver Heinicke ◽  
Edeltraud Guenther ◽  
Thomas W. Guenther
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Active Management ◽  
Management Performance

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are influential social institutions which educate future decision-makers and shape society as a whole. Motivated by new public management, the proliferation of business tools, and a rising awareness for responsible acting, environmental management has also become a matter for HEIs. Focusing on performance outcomes and improvement based mechanisms leads to a professionalization through the active management of environmental issues. Therefore, the support of management structures is an essential prerequisite when implementing environmental efforts. Thus far, little attention has been dedicated to environmental management performance and steering processes of environmental issues in HEIs, which marks the research gap of this study. This article presents results of a survey on the concept of environmental management performance (EMP) based on Trumpp et al. (2015) aiming to answer the research question of how HEIs conduct environmental management along the dimensions of EMP, which includes environmental policy, environmental objectives, environmental processes, organizational structures, and monitoring. The results show that, as of now, HEIs pursue no common practice when approaching EMP. Nevertheless, two thirds of the respondents show an orientation towards sustainability with particularly high values regarding issues of environmental policy.

scholarly journals Environmental Management: An Overview in Higher Education Institutions

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 3682-3688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania R.S. Rauen ◽  
Álvaro Guillermo Rojas Lezana ◽  
Vinicius da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Higher Education Institutions

Intrinsic and internalized modes of teaching motivation

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Wilkesmann ◽  
Christian J. Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Multivariate Regression Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Teaching ◽  
Teaching Motivation ◽  
Selective Incentives

Purpose – The introduction of New Public Management in the German system of higher education raises issues of the academics’ motivation to do research and to teach. The purpose of this paper is to present evidence-based findings about contextual factors which influence intrinsic and related modes of internalized teaching motivation in German higher education institutions. The paper discusses parallels between internalized forms of motivation and public service motivation (PSM). In accordance with self-determination theory (SDT), the paper empirically tests factors which correlate with autonomous motivation to teach. The paper also addresses the issue of the crowding effect of intrinsic motivation by selective incentives. Design/methodology/approach – The analyses are based on the data of two online surveys among German professors (n=2,061) representative for the population of state-governed universities. To test the theory-driven hypotheses the paper used multivariate regression analysis. Findings – The results support the basic claims of the SDT that intrinsic teaching motivation is facilitated by social relatedness, competence, and partly by autonomy for German professors, too. If teaching is managed by objective agreements intrinsic motivation is significantly decreased. Originality/value – The authors translated, reformulated, and applied the SDT framework to academic teaching. The analysis presents evidence that the management of autonomy-supportive work environmental factors is also superior to selective incentives in higher education institutions. The study on academic teaching motivation is a specific contribution to PSM research. Academic teaching in public higher education institutions is a service to the public.

scholarly journals The Academic Profession in China in the Context of Social Transition: An Institutional Perspective

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (S1) ◽  
pp. S99-S116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengqiao Yan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Academic Profession ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
And Performance

The study deals with the academic profession in China. Its characteristics and relationship with changing social institutions are explored by a historical approach and from an institutional perspective, which includes two elements of government and organization. The major findings of this study are summarized below. First, in accordance with China’s legal framework, public and private higher education institutions are categorized as different legal entities, a difference that leads to favourable conditions for the academic profession in the public sector and to less favourable conditions in the private sector, and which also obstructs personnel flow and competition between the two sectors. Second, the personnel system has changed significantly since 1978, when it was reformed and the policies became more open. This change is largely led by the central government. As regards faculty hiring and promotion, qualification and performance are emphasized over seniority. As regards remuneration and benefits, the egalitarian approach has gradually been replaced by income gains based on performance. Finally, evidence shows that China’s higher education institutions has evolved from so-calleddanweigoverned under a planned system to organizations ruled by the market system, which has caused the academic profession to evolve from adanweiprofession into a more organizational one.

scholarly journals TRAINING OF SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF DOCUMENTATION MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION ACTIVITY: HISTORICAL PREREQUISITES AND PROSPECTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 145-170
Author(s):  
Алла Зленко ◽  
Андрій Іващенко
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Document Management ◽  
Office Work ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Modern System

The article considers the historical preconditions and prospects of professional training of specialists in the field of documentation management and information activities. The modern system of management documentation was preceded by a long period of development and formation associated with changes in socio-economic and socio-political conditions, the relevant historical forms of organization of management processes and its documentation. In turn, the complexity of record-keeping and document-making processes, the development of the document-information market formed the requirements for a document-specialist who would have a universal modern education: possessed knowledge, skills in document science and information activities, and skillfully operated in practice acquired management competencies . The formation of a modern system of documentation management and training of specialists in the relevant field in Ukraine took place in line with the general historical processes of development of our state. The peculiarities of educational programs of higher education institutions that train applicants in the specialty 029 «Information, library and archival affairs» are analyzed. It is noted that the analysis of educational programs of higher education institutions in the capital and the region shows that modern freelance students receive quality knowledge through clear new educational programs, innovative technologies, open access to information via the Internet and social institutions - libraries and archives. Future professionals are trained to work with information through new electronic tools, banks and databases. The introduction of electronic document management, the experience of leading countries, new technologies significantly increases professional requirements, encourages constant updating and improving the training of Ukrainian document specialists. In the conclusions it is generalized that document science as a science and as an academic discipline was initiated in the process of development of two branches of practical activity - office work and archival business, within which the logical development of the theory directly depended on practice; at all stages of the transformation of their historical path was directly dependent on the socio-economic demands of society and the improvement of the management segment of document science; The need for highly qualified specialists in the field of document science in the modern labor market is constantly growing, which explains the large number of free economic zones in which high-quality training of document specialists in unique educational programs.

ГНОСЕОЛОГІЧНА СУТНІСТЬ СТАНОВЛЕННЯ ТА ФОРМУВАННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНОСТІ ЗАКЛАДІВ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ В УМОВАХ СТРУКТУРНО-ІННОВАЦІЙНИХ ПЕРЕТВОРЕНЬ

2022 ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Валентина Володимирівна Яценко
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Evolutionary Development ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Successive Change

The article provides insights into the nature and specifics of social responsibility of higher education institutions in the context of transformational economy. In particular, it is argued that in the frameworks of structural and innovative transformations, technogenic safety as a readiness to be socially responsible, contributes to implementing the idea of integration of philosophical, legal, sociological and pedagogical approaches to enhance the performance of modern higher education institutions. The most critical factors in building social responsibility are the focus on professional responsibility, autonomy of higher education institutions, as well as the compliance with the principle of freedom of choice and responsibility in providing dual education services and applied research. The hypothesis of the study is the statement that in the context of structural and innovative transformations, the gnoseological nature of social responsibility of higher education institutions is embodied in gradual building of a technogenic safety paradigm. The research objective is to explore the specifics of social responsibility of higher education institutions from the perspectives of structural and innovative transformations. To attain the study agenda, the following research methods have been employed: historical analysis – to track successive changes in social responsibility concepts in the area of higher education subject to evolutionary development of society; analysis and synthesis techniques – to reveal the content and structure of a social responsibility framework. The findings demonstrate that a technological background to facilitate successive change in the structure of social responsibility elements is the following chain relationship: goals – knowledge – methods – activities. In this chain, goals are considered as expected professional performance outcomes; knowledge, methods and activities – as the capacity (readiness) of higher education institutions to implement effective professional technologies to attain the best results along with meeting all stakeholders’ demands. The summary concludes that the gnoseological implications in building social responsibility in higher education institutions affect the content of goals and the qualitative variety of tools which rely upon worldview and cultural societal values, as well as moral principles and ethical standards of educational activities.

Relationship between personal values and adaptation of students: transfer of the method of "learning by action"

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-98
Author(s):  
Yuriy Zavatskyі ◽  
Kateryna Hrechyshkina ◽  
Svitlana Kalnaia ◽  
Vita Stoyanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Spiritual Satisfaction

The article reveals the relationship between personal values and adaptation of students in the transfer of the method of "learning by doing". It is shown that the value of creativity in the stable component was associated with maladaptation, and in the dynamic on the contrary, which indicates that respondents are able to show creativity when needed, "here and now", ie in critical situations. Contradiction is observed in the professional component with the importance of the value of spiritual satisfaction - material well-being. That is, if the team or the environment of the respondents are dominated by spiritual values (morality, morality, belief in the good), the process of adaptation will be faster and easier, and if the material (money, benefits), the adaptation is difficult. This may indicate altruism and selflessness. Values have been shown to play an important role in the adaptation process. Regarding the constituent values, both dynamic and stable components are important. Of particular importance is the experience of transferring the method of "Learning by Action" (Service Learning) in higher education institutions. This method belongs to the methods of education in the interests of sustainable development and involves the integration into the educational process of higher education institutions of social activity of students. The effectiveness of the method is that students of higher education institutions who have experienced volunteer work in social projects in the educational process are more prepared in practical terms for the labor market and are able to see the meaning of activities in various social institutions. The main goal is to develop students' social responsibility and other key competencies through the use of the "Learning by Action" method. Key words: students, values, adaptation, learning, action, activity.

The Confluence of Sustainability and Governance at the Universidade da Coruña (Spain)

2021 ◽  
pp. 83-104
Author(s):  
Ángeles Longarela-Ares ◽  
Estefanía Mourelle ◽  
Carmen Gago-Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Sustainable Universities

Universities are experiencing a transition to sustainable universities, as addressing environmental concerns has become a cornerstone for the governance of higher education institutions. As responsible for the formation of decision-makers and because of its duty with the society, these institutions must be in line with the current society. This chapter deals with the implementation of sustainable procedures and initiatives in a concrete university: the Universidade da Coruña in Spain. Great efforts have been done regarding raising awareness on environmental issues and the implementation of sustainable procedures, even with limited economic resources. As a result, this university is very well positioned in international rankings and has great potential in the field of sustainable development.

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