scholarly journals A Necessary Partnership: Study Abroad and Sustainability in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M.W. Dvorak ◽  
Lars D. Christiansen ◽  
Nancy L. Fischer ◽  
Joseph B. Underhill
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Education Administrators

In this article, we will explore two case studies of programs abroad that seriously engaged both the contradictions and opportunities inherent in the idea of sustainable international education. The first examines environmental politics and ecology in New Zealand and the Cook Islands and the second compares sustainable urban practices in Canada and the United States. Based on the lessons learned from these case studies, we will argue that partnership between internationalization and sustainability efforts is necessary to help institutions of higher learning become both global and “green.” To that effect, we discuss specific and concrete ways to “green” study abroad courses throughout this paper, particularly within the two case studies and in our concluding discussion of strategies for international educators, faculty, and higher education administrators.

Chinese and American Collaborations through Educational Exchange during the Era of Exclusion, 1872–1955

2012 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline Y. Hsu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Education ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
Overlapping Communities ◽  
American Missionaries ◽  
Education Administrators

Overlapping communities of American missionaries and higher education administrators and faculty laid the foundations for international education in the United States during the first half-century of that movement’s existence. Their interests and activities in China, in conjunction with Chinese efforts to develop modern educational systems in the early twentieth century, meant that Chinese students featured prominently among foreign students in the United States. Through the education and career of Meng Zhi, an American-educated convert to Christianity, staunch patriot, and long-term director of the China Institute in America, this article examines the transition of international education programs from U.S.-dominated efforts to extend influence overseas to initiatives intended to advance Chinese nationalist projects for modernization.

The Context, Design, and Impact of System-Wide Assessments to Enhance Effectiveness in the Higher Colleges of Technology of the United Arab Emirates

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Marshall “Mark” Drummond ◽  
Matthew A. Robby
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Colleges Of Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Effective Assessment

This paper examines the use of System-wide Assessments, an innovative initiative to enhance the accountability, quality, and effectiveness within the Higher Colleges of Technology of the United Arab Emirates. The authors review the historic and contemporary influences on college/university assessments and the key forces or factors which have shaped development and need of Outcome Assessments. The paper summarizes the literature on the best practices for assessment and promoting changes. The paper describes the objectives, structures, and processes involved with random use of System-wide Assessments among the 17 Federal colleges. A survey of 80 Deans and Chairs reports the perceptions and ratings of the process and impact of System-wide assessments. The lessons learned are described and inform recommendations for key components of an effective assessment system to promote accountability and improvement in higher education. Findings have significance for leaders of institutions of higher learning throughout the Middle East and the world.

scholarly journals Terror.edu

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-162
Author(s):  
Uppinder Mehan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional Role ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
University Of Houston ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
The University

The Society for Critical Exchange held its first Winter Theory Institute from11-14 February 2010 at the University of Houston-Victoria, located inVictoria, Texas. Eleven scholars from a variety of disciplines and fromacross the United States came together to present and discuss their currentwork on questions regarding the affect terror and terrorism are having oneducation in higher education. The participants presented their work by turn,and all took part in the intense two days fully devoted to the discussions.Some of the questions we hoped to address included the following: Howhave institutions of higher learning responded to the specter of terror? Howshould academe respond? What is our professional role in a terroristicworld? ...

Embracing The Grind: Why We Chose Higher Education Administration; Maybe You Should Too

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 346-348
Author(s):  
Tonya Smith-Jackson ◽  
Ann Bisantz ◽  
Christopher B. Mayhorn ◽  
Brian M. Kleiner ◽  
Kari Babski-Reeves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Administration ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Education Administration ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Administrative Roles ◽  
The Public ◽  
Education Administrators

Newspapers, broadcast agencies, and social media outlets frequently feature stories about higher education administrators who are terminated, forced to resign, or otherwise removed from their posts. While the events are based in reality, many across the nation, especially the public, faculty and students, might develop a very negative view of what it means to be a leader in higher education administration. Yet, higher education administration could be one of the most rewarding and growth-contributing careers for many. This panel consists of faculty from various universities who made the selfless choice to serve in challenging administrative roles. They will share their experiences; good, bad, and in-between. Discussions will include lessons learned and how to prepare for these positions, with applications to those with academic experience and those who may come from government or industry occupations that afford a degree skills and knowledge transfer to academia. Information will be provided about work-life balance as well.

scholarly journals Educating today's democratic citizen

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Bernstein
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Democratic Citizen ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Increased Pressure

What are we in higher education to make of the recent calls for citizenship education to play a larger role in the academy? As Matt Hartley’s paper in this issue of Learning and Teaching suggests, colleges and universities in the United States have been paying increased attention to educating for citizenship in recent decades; Bob Simpson’s concluding commentary makes similar arguments about increased expectations forcitizenship education in Europe. As our institutions of higher learning confront economic pressures, increased competition (including from for-profit entities) and calls for accountability through meaningful assessments of student learning, they will also face increased pressure to graduate not just educated individuals, but also individuals who are connected, as citizens, to the local, national and transnational world in which they live.

scholarly journals Leadership challenges of urban institutions of higher learning, which serve a predominantly diverse and multi-cultural student population

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Leadership Challenges ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning

The topic of this research article examines the unique leadership challenges confronted by staff and faculty of higher education institutions that serve a predominantly diverse and multi-cultural student population in urban areas of the United States. Urban colleges and universities are found in the large metropolitan cities of the United States where students are from the area, as well as domestic and international. The study isolates five areas of concern that raise leadership challenges for these institutions of higher learning. Specific areas of challenge are the rising cost of tuition, retention, student preparedness for higher education, technology, and gainful employment. The exploratory research within this study was conducted primarily in the New York tri-state area. It is qualitative in nature and conclusions are based on research and observations of subjects directly affiliated with these institutions.

scholarly journals Moving from a Predominantly Teaching Oriented Culture to a Research Productivity Mission: The Case of Mexico and the United States

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1&2) ◽  
pp. 69-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Gregorutti
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
Teaching Objectives ◽  
Research Orientation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Education Administrators

This study qualitatively analyzes the culture conflicts professors in the United States and Mexico are experiencing with the increasing pressures to produce more research about higher education. The first dataset was collected from 36 faculty members from 12 small and medium sized private, doctorate-granting universities. These universities are located in 11 states across the United States. The remaining data came from 44 faculty members employed at four small and medium sized private, doctoral granting universities in four states across Mexico. Results showed that universities in the US are transitioning from a predominantly teaching college culture to a more research orientation. Although the sampled universities continue to offer established graduate programs, faculty members continue to struggle with their teaching requirements and conflicts research productivity pressures place on their teaching and mentoring time with students. Participating faculty members employed in the US were not evenly interested in research opportunities due to the diverse mission objectives promoted by their respective institutions. On the other hand, faculty members employed in Mexico were generally more concerned with their research productivity and subsequent factors, which negatively impact their research productivity. Mexican faculty members rarely cited conflicts between their institutional missions and teaching objectives. This study is highly relevant to policy makers, higher education administrators, and scholars interested in comparative and international higher education. Administrators can benefit from the findings in this study, which provides faculty members’ perceptions and describes departmental structures and organizational dynamics employed to advance greater research and development opportunities. This study concludes with a discussion on how administrators and faculty members should handle the pressures for research productivity and alternative models of higher education.

Accommodations, Accessibility, and Culture: Increasing Access to Study Abroad for Students With Disabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 424-439
Author(s):  
Christopher Johnstone ◽  
Paul Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
The United States

Student mobility is a key aspect of internationalization of higher education. Within the broad population of students who have the opportunity to study abroad, however, there are particular groups who are under-represented. In the United States, for example, approximately 11% of undergraduate students in postsecondary degree-granting institutions have disclosed that they have a disability, yet only 8.8% of those who study abroad disclosed to having a disability to their home institutions. To better understand why under-representation may be occurring, this article examined study abroad through Schwanke, Smith, and Edyburn’s “A3” model of inclusive education, which highlights efforts of institutions related to advocacy, accommodations, and accessibility. Findings indicate that institutions—even those with strong reputations in study abroad for students with disabilities—are heavily focused on ensuring appropriate accommodations for students and only beginning to explore the design of programs through the lens of accessibility. Implications for international education units, such as the role of partnership building and commitment to Universal Design principles, are discussed.

Chinese and American Collaborations through Educational Exchange during the Era of Exclusion, 1872–1955

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline Y. Hsu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Education ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
Overlapping Communities ◽  
American Missionaries ◽  
Education Administrators

Overlapping communities of American missionaries and higher education administrators and faculty laid the foundations for international education in the United States during its first half century of that movement’s existence. Their interests and activities in China, in conjunction with Chinese efforts to develop modern educational systems in the early twentieth century, meant that Chinese students featured prominently among foreign students in the United States. Through the education and career of Meng Zhi, an American-educated convert to Christianity, staunch patriot, and long-term director of the China Institute in America, this article examines the transition of international education programs from U.S.-dominated efforts to extend influence overseas to initiatives intended to advance Chinese nationalist projects for modernization

scholarly journals Professional Networks Within U.S. Higher Education: Avenues to Foster Career and Institutional Success

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Christian Teeter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Upward Movement ◽  
Professional Networks ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Alumni Engagement ◽  
United States Higher Education

Within the United States, higher education is a ladder up to greater socioeconomic status. In spite of this fact, today’s students need to focus on more than just completing their education. This scholarly essay focuses on the value of professional networks, in conjunction with institutions of higher learning, in career advancement and upward movement in socioeconomic levels. This essay emphasizes the role that professional networks play in enhancing the value of a bachelor’s degree and provides evidence that students and institutions benefit from the development of professional networks both in support of the advancement of students’ careers and in the engagement of alumni. The essay also demonstrates the benefits to academic institutions themselves when alumni engagement is fostered to a greater degree.

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