scholarly journals Tackling the gender biases in higher education careers in Pakistan: potential online opportunities post COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Maleeha Ashraf ◽  
Gabriella Cagliesi ◽  
Denise Hawkes ◽  
Maryam Rab
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
British Council ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Uk

Driven to improve the quality of higher education as an engine of growth and socio-economic development within Pakistan for 20 years, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Pakistan has focused on linking academics and professional services staff with their counterparts in various countries, including the UK, US, and Australia. In collaboration with the British Council, the PAK-UK initiative has been launched to offer deeper linkages between the academics and universities in the UK and Pakistan. This paper presents statistical analysis of data collected in a British Council project highlighting the gender inequalities of the current HEC strategy. The results suggest the potential for online opportunities to help close and amend this gender gap and improve higher education in Pakistan, and the PAK-UK initiative’s role in contributing more broadly to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

“The Job Is Yours!” Deconstructing the Gender Gap in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
Angelina M. Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Higher Education Administration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education Administration ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Female Administrators ◽  
Mentoring Practices ◽  
Ambiguous Case

The underrepresentation of female Administrators in higher education is not decreasing even though education continues to be a field dominated by women. The overall percentage of women leading colleges and universities in the United States remains disproportionately low at 26%. This ambiguous case study examines whether or not the Higher Education Administration continues to perpetuate gender inequalities through simplistic and, often times, unconscious hiring and mentoring practices scaffolding upon good intentions.

Is Indonesia Producing Enough Business Graduates to Assist its Development Aspirations?

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kym Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Past ◽  
Business Graduates ◽  
Business Degrees ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Detrimental Impact ◽  
Education Business

Business plays an important role in most economies around the world, but businesses rely on the higher education system to supply an adequate number of qualified business graduates. In nations such as the USA, the UK and Australia, business degrees are the most popular university qualification; and the growth in the number of Chinese students undertaking business degrees in universities outside their home country over the past decade has been astronomical. In contrast, for Indonesia there has been a decline in the number of business degrees being undertaken abroad and at home. Indonesia has set a number of ambitious development goals and if these are to be achieved, there will need to be increasing activity from the business sector. Therefore, it is argued, questions should be raised about the current declining rate of student numbers in higher education business degree courses, and about whether the trend will have a detrimental impact on the future development aspirations of this highly populated country.

scholarly journals लिंगआधारीत बजेट आणि वास्तवीकता

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAKSHIT MADAN BAGDE
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Women's Development ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
The Government ◽  
Changing Times ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Uk

In the modern age, gender-based budgeting is influenced by the growing consciousness of different sections of society. Indian society is divided into different castes, religions, and sects. In all of this, the expectation of equality and the consciousness to fulfill it seem to have been created. Considering the Indian economy, the concept of a gender-based budget has come to the fore these days. Through this, the nation and the state are trying to extend the benefits of the government scheme to the women in the society and to bridge the gender gap between men and women. Gender-based budgeting does not mean creating a separate budget for women but trying to address social and gender inequalities by adjusting to the main budget. At the experimental level, the first gender-based budget was introduced in Australia in 1980. Since then, gender-based budgets have been used in the UK in 1989 and now in 70 countries around the world. At present, welfare has taken the place of empowerment in India due to the changing times and that is why in the 9th Five Year Plan, Rs 30 crore was distributed in the country in the form of various schemes for women in the form of gender-based budget. In 2001, the Government of India declared 'Women's Empowerment Year' and gave priority to women's development in the country. On March 16, 2012, Pranab Mukherjee presented the 2012-13 budget in the Lok Sabha. Judging by this, it cannot be called an ambitious budget.

scholarly journals Impediments in the Quality Assurance of Higher Education Sector of Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (IV) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Shafqat Rasool ◽  
Khuda Bukhsh ◽  
Muhammad Shabbir Ali
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Quality Assurance Procedure ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
Quality Assurance Mechanism

Quality of higher education institutes determines the future of any nation. Higher education commission (HEC) has strived hard to elevate the standards of higher education in Pakistan but desired results have not been redeemed. This article endeavors to highlight barriers in the implementation of quality assurance mechanism devised by HEC and higher education institutes (HEIs) to improve quality of both teaching and research. Data were collected from 204 Government sector and 205 faculty members of private sector universities in the Punjab Province and the Capital Islamabad. T-test for independent sample was applied to find the dissimilarities in the views of government sector and faculty members of private universities about hurdles in the quality assurance procedure adopted by their respective universities. It was revealed that inconsistent policies, ambiguous targets and lack of training regarding quality assurance practices were main hurdles.

scholarly journals The emergence of the publicly engaged research manager

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-124
Author(s):  
Katherine Dunleavy ◽  
Michael Noble ◽  
Heidi Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
University Research ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Administrative Roles ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Manager ◽  
The Uk

The increasing spread and rising profile of publicly engaged research in the UK has been accompanied by the emergence of a new, specialized professional services role embedded within research project teams. With this in mind, the Public Engagement Professionals in University Research Network convened a survey and workshop in 2017 to critically examine the skills and experiences of individuals in administrative roles in such projects. This paper argues that this is a highly skilled role that blurs boundaries between academic, administrator and engagement professional, but within higher education institutions it is often poorly understood and, therefore, undervalued and unsupported.

Factors Contributing Towards Research Productivity and Visibility: a Case Study of Pakistan

Libri ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal ◽  
Khalid Mahmood ◽  
Saad Arsalan Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Education Commission

Abstract During the last two decades or so we have witnessed unprecedented growth and expansion in higher education not only in the high income countries but in middle income and low income countries as well, Pakistan being no exception. In 2002 a new apex body, Higher Education Commission was established to manage affairs of higher education which adopted measures to improve the quality of higher education in the country. The HEC adopted a new framework and policy towards higher education and made strenuous efforts not only to bring quantitative expansion but to improve the quality of higher education in the country as well. Consequently, the academic community has witnessed an unprecedented expansion in higher education in terms of number of higher education institutions and its enrolment. One of the goals of Higher Education Commission was to develop research culture within the country and enhance research productivity of the universities and higher education institutions to help achieve the objectives of knowledge economy. This paper attempts to analyse the available data to assess the research productivity of Pakistani institutions of higher education, trends over the last decade or so in the number of articles produced and their citation index and to see what factors have contributed towards increasing the number of research articles, enhancing the visibility of research produced by Pakistani universities and identifying the most productive institutions in this regard. Results of the study may help in framing a policy and developing a strategy increase the research productivity of Pakistani institutions of higher education and improving its visibility and impact.

scholarly journals Gender Inequalities and Academic Journal Publishing: The View from the Journal of American Studies

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
MARYAM JAMEELA ◽  
SINÉAD MOYNIHAN ◽  
NICK WITHAM
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
American Studies ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
Pay Gap ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Women Scholars ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Athena Swan

This virtual special issue is the outcome of a project entitled Women and JAS, which was launched by the coeditors of the Journal of American Studies in October 2019 to document the involvement of women in the journal's day-to-day business from its inception in 1956 as the Bulletin of the British Association for American Studies. The project arises out of – and will hopefully contribute to – larger conversations about the progression of women scholars in academia. While the UK and US higher-education contexts (the contexts most pertinent to this discussion) differ, there are notable similarities in terms of the relationship between gender and career advancement. Both witness attrition of women from academia as they progress from undergraduate studies to PhD and beyond; both see disproportionate numbers of women scholars employed in precarious, part-time and/or teaching-only roles; both see a very low proportion of women in senior professorial roles; fewer women in both locations apply for (and are, therefore, awarded) major grants. In the UK, specifically, recent conversations around gender inequality in higher education have revolved around issues (and initiatives) such as the gender pay gap, Athena SWAN, sexual harassment and the effects of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), caring responsibilities and affective labour.

scholarly journals FORMAL LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF HEC FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION SECTOR

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-188
Author(s):  
Qurat-ul-Ain Saleem ◽  
Aqil Shakoor ◽  
Shabib Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Formal Learning ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Mean

We are living in an era of development and innovation through research and learning. The nation that has achieved its development goals, has done through education reforms and a keen focus on strengthening its National Innovation System.  In Pakistan, this role has fallen to the Higher Education Commission, commonly known as HEC. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has attempted various activities for ceaseless improvement of the nature of advanced education as per the worldwide norms and to patch up post-auxiliary instruction to improve the instructive guidelines at the alumni level. Public Academy for Higher Education has been built up with the mean to plan and convey nonexclusive and need-based limit building and preparing programs in instructing and exploration for personnel just as a spotlight on scholastic administration and authority for the workforce and the board. Education Testing Council (ETC) has additionally been modified to normalize passage tests for the universities of Pakistan. The study focuses on the different programs run by HEC to develop the country’s formal learning program and education sector. Since its commencement, we investigate various projects created by HEC to encourage Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and build up a superior staff for this reason.

Managing the quality of higher education in apprenticeships

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Felce
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quality Assurance Agency ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Uk Higher Education

Purpose Traditionally, apprenticeships have been the domain of further education and skills training providers, predominately at pre-higher education levels where management, organisation, inspection and funding have little in common with those familiar to higher education. Higher level and degree apprenticeships have brought together different cultures and methods of designing, delivering and assessing knowledge, skills and behaviours, funding learners and learning providers, data reporting, quality management and its review or inspection. The purpose of this paper is to establish the primary concerns about managing quality in degree apprenticeships, the challenges the variances bring, how the challenges are being resolved and future work that may be required. Design/methodology/approach A review of a range of guidance and organisations involved in managing the quality of higher education in apprenticeships was undertaken. The primary focus is on the advice and guidance provided through the Quality Code and associated documentation, which are key to managing and assuring standards and quality in UK higher education. In addition, requirements and guidance provided through other bodies is considered along with the cross-sector groups charged with developing quality assurance processes for apprenticeships at all levels. Findings The paper shows a range of detailed guidance available to those entering the higher and degree apprenticeships arena and how the organisations involved in quality assurance of apprenticeships are working together to remove or mitigate concerns to ensure that quality is embedded and successfully managed. Originality/value Designing and delivering higher level and degree apprenticeships is a relatively new addition to UK higher education providers. There are long established practices to assure the quality and standards of UK higher education wherever and, however, it is delivered, in the UK, overseas and through online models. Apprenticeships across the UK have changed significantly over recent years, and new models, organisations and methods of working and funding have been introduced. This paper brings together key activity by the Quality Assurance Agency and other stakeholders to show how standards and quality can be managed and assured.

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