scholarly journals The Relationship between Image and Legitimacy in the Spanish Public University

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Cristina Del-Castillo-Feito ◽  
Encarnación González-Vázquez ◽  
Jaime Gil Lafuente
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Complex Environment ◽  
Administrative Personnel ◽  
The Government ◽  
Spanish Public Universities ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
The Relationship

The correct management of intangible assets such as image and legitimacy can be crucial for the survival and success of organizations given the current competitive landscape. These variables have been analysed in the literature due to their importance, however additional research is still needed in order to clarify the way they relate. Spanish public universities operate in a complex environment, competing for economic resources from the government as well as for talented students, prestigious professors and competent employees at national and international levels. The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between image and legitimacy in the higher education context. For this purpose, a review on the literature regarding image and legitimacy will be carried out, followed by the analysis of the results obtained through a survey distribution to a variety of universities’ stakeholders (students, professors, administrative personnel, alumni and managers). To treat the data PLS SEM was used. The results confirm the proposed hypothesis on the influence that image has on legitimacy.

scholarly journals The Educational Social Practices and their metaphors. Approaches to a reconstruction of meanings from critical perspectives

2020 ◽  
pp. 103-130
Author(s):  
Néstor Horacio Cecchi ◽  
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Fabricio Oyarbide ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Meanings

For those of us who have been going through the public university for decades, a clear tendency in most of our institutions to rethink their senses, their missions, their functions, in sum: their must be. In these times and these contexts in which deep inequalities are made visible with absolute clarity, these tendencies to construct new meanings acquire a particular relevance. We understand that public universities in the exercise of their autonomy and as members of the State, must assume a leading role with a contribution that contributes to guaranteeing rights, in particular, of the subalternized sectors. This critical positioning is inescapable to consolidate the social commitment of our higher education institutios. This compelling transformative intention has a valuable background. In this sense, we warn that both in Argentina and in some of the countries of the Region, tendencies to consolidate, systematize, institutionalize processes of emancipatory articulation in their relations with the territory, organizations and social movements have been reproduced for some years, many of them, through curricularization processes in its different meanings. These experiences, dissimilar by the way, find the need to settle, to institutionalize themselves through various conformations that in some cases converge in Educational Social Practices or similar names, with different, unique formats, but with different meanings as well. That is why we propose to display, analyze, make visible some of the salient characteristics of these processes, the regulations, their singularities, similarities, the multiplicity of their feelings, in sum, their metaphors.

Regulated Isomorphic Competition and the Middle Layer of Institutions: High Participation Higher Education in Australia

2018 ◽  
pp. 266-294
Author(s):  
Simon Marginson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Middle Layer ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
Social Competition ◽  
Commercial Activity ◽  
Commercial Market ◽  
High Participation ◽  
The Government

This chapter provides a detailed and extensive assessment of Australia’s high participation systems (HPS) of higher education, in terms of the HPS propositions in relation to governance, horizontal diversity, vertical stratification, and equity. The propositions generally fit the country case. In Australia, the state has created a symbiotic relationship between the growth of participation and neo-liberal competition. Higher education institutions of all types within this system are impelled to grow, facilitating and legitimating expanding social demand for places. Australia’s ‘unified national system’ is a state regulated quasi market in which public universities carry out commercial activity, rather than a producer-driven commercial market. Social competition between families has been modified by standardized tuition charges and especially by income-contingent loans, and the government carefully sustains a large middle layer of universities that are competitive in the global market for fee-paying students. However, the hierarchy between artisanal and demand-responsive institutions remains steep.

Digital transparency and public accountability in Spanish universities in online media

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 701-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Ramírez ◽  
Ángel Tejada
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Spanish Public Universities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent and quality of online intellectual capital (IC) disclosure released via websites and social media in relation to university stakeholders’ information needs in Spanish public universities. In addition, this paper examines whether there are differences in the online IC disclosure according to the type of university. Design/methodology/approach The study applies content analysis and a survey. The content analysis was used to analyse the websites and social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram) of all Spanish public universities in the year 2019, whereas the survey was submitted to all members of the Social Councils of Spanish public universities. Findings The findings indicate that university stakeholders attach great importance to online disclosure of specific information about IC. However, the findings emphasise that Spanish universities’ website and social media content are still in their infancy. Specifically, this study found that the quality of disclosed information on IC in public universities’ websites is of low level, particularly with regard to the disclosure of relational capital. The study found that the information provided by Spanish public universities via social media mainly concerns the structural and relational capital. Likewise, the results of this paper evidence that the larger and more internationally focused universities reveal more online information on IC. Practical implications The results of the research may be beneficial for managers of higher education institutions as a basis for developing adequate strategies addressing IC disclosure through the websites. In order to satisfy the information needs of university stakeholders, Spanish universities can be recommended to focus on reporting higher-quality information on financial relations, students’ satisfaction, quality standard, work-related knowledge/know-how and collaboration between universities and other organisations such as firms, local government and society as a whole. Originality/value This study explores two innovative tools to provide IC disclosure in the higher education institutions context, namely, websites and social media, whereas previous studies focused on traditional tools as annual report. Likewise, this study considers the quality of this information.

Legal and Organizational Issues of the Transformation of Public Universities into Non-Profit Organizations in Kazakhstan

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 726
Author(s):  
Bakhyt ALTYNBASSOV ◽  
Zaure ABDUKARIMOVA ◽  
Aigerim BAYANBAYEVA ◽  
Sabit MUKHAMEJANULY
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
The State ◽  
Joint Stock Company ◽  
Stock Company ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

This article discusses several legal and economic problems in the process of globalization of higher education in Kazakhstan. To date, the Government of Kazakhstan has issued a resolution on the transformation of 25 national and state universities into non-profit joint-stock companies, as well as amendments to the Civil Code and other current legislation. As a result of this study, it has been found that the concept of a non-profit joint-stock company was first used in Kazakhstan and contradicted the institution of legal entities in civil law. Such changes and amendments in civil law are an unprecedented phenomenon in the legal systems of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. There is also a risk that the transfer of higher education institutions to non-profit joint-stock companies may become the legal basis for the illegal privatization of public universities. The authors suggest that the privatization of higher education institutions has been detrimental to the state, and that reform should be addressed based on administrative and legal considerations and through improved university governance models. The modernization of the governance model of public universities according to modern requirements is beneficial to the state and society. The study analyzes the relationship between the university and its stakeholders based on Freeman’s Stakeholder theory. It also identifies deficiencies in legislation that impede the establishment of partnerships between the university and industrial companies and suggests ways to address them.

scholarly journals presentasi efektifitas pembinaan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merry
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Research Technology ◽  
Effective Coaching ◽  
The Government ◽  
Functional Position

Abstract.In order to enhance the quality of Indonesian higher education, the Indonesian government through the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education paid much attention to lecturers in forms of financial incentives and opportunities for them to upgrade their professional skills. Meanwhile, educational laboratory assistants (educational supporting staffs with specific functional position) had also enjoyed some incentives from the government over the past 5 years. Therefore, these laboratory assistants need continuous coaching to maximise their roles in laboratories and to deliver services to their customers, such as lectures, students and other laboratory stakeholders. This study aimed at revealing to what extent effective coaching from superiors and adversity quotient owned by educational laboratory assistants influenced the quality of service of educational laboratory assistants of some Indonesian public universities. This research employed correlational quantitative approach using questionaires as data collection method. Data were analysed using regression analysis. The results of analysis indicated that there was a positive correlation between effective coaching and adversity quotient on the service quality of educational laboratory assistants of some public universities. The more effective the coaching and the higher the adversity quotient, the better quality of service of the laboratory assistants. Based on these results, it was concluded that the service quality of educational laboratory assistants could be improved through effective coaching and adversity quotient.

scholarly journals Género y liderazgo en la universidad española. Un estudio sobre la brecha de género en la gestión universitaria

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Cuevas López ◽  
Francisco Díaz Rosas
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Public University ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
University Education ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Great Progress ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
The Government ◽  
Managerial Positions ◽  
Spanish Public Universities

As a prior step to knowledge about leadership styles exercised by women in Spanish universities, it is imperative to know what the current situation as far as managerial positions is concerned. In this article, part of a broader study within the Gendercit Project (PIRSES-GA-2012-318960) in which the performance of the managers in different centers of the participating universities is addressed, a descriptive analysis of the current situation of the Spanish public universities is presented. With this purpose, data about the composition of the government teams of each university and each of their respective schools and colleges have been collected.The purpose of this research is to provide a description of the presence of women in two of the most important areas of government of the Spanish public university: education authorities, and the deanship of colleges or polytechnic schools. The information presented has been obtained by analyzing the web pages of each institution between 25 November and 30 January 2015.  The indicator used in the study is an index that shows the percentage distribution of women and men in each group studied.  The results show that, despite the great progress experienced, much remains to be done.

scholarly journals As cotas nas universidades públicas diminuem a qualidade dos ingressantes?

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (69) ◽  
pp. 652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Vilela ◽  
Thiago Yudi Tachibana ◽  
Naercio Menezes Filho ◽  
Bruno Komatsu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Quota System ◽  
Palabras Clave

<p>Este artigo utiliza os microdados do Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem) e do Censo da Educação Superior para, através de simulações sobre os efeitos das cotas, quantificar e qualificar estimativas do impacto causado pela política de cotas para acesso às universidades federais sobre a distribuição de notas do Enem de cotistas e não cotistas, as notas de corte e as médias de notas dos ingressantes. Os resultados mostram que a maior diversidade (de categoria administrativa do ensino médio, de renda e de raça) nas universidades federais, introduzida pelas cotas, não acarreta ingresso de alunos com notas significativamente menores quando comparado com o cenário sem cotas. Isso ocorre devido à existência de potenciais cotistas cujas notas se encontravam acima do último decil (décimo) de notas em número suficiente para preencher as vagas reservadas.</p><p><strong>Palavras-chave:</strong> Cotas; Universidades Públicas; Políticas Públicas; Desempenho Escolar.</p><p>  </p><p><strong>¿Las cuotas en las universidades públicas disminuyen la calidad de los ingresantes?</strong></p><p>Este artículo utiliza los microdatos del Examen Nacional de la Enseñanza Media (Enem) y del Censo de Educación Superior para, a través de simulaciones sobre los efectos de las cuotas, cuantificar y calificar estimaciones del impacto causado por la política de cuotas para acceso a las universidades federales sobre la distribución de notas del Enem de cuotistas y no cuotistas, las notas de corte y los promedios de notas de los ingresantes. Los resultados muestran que la mayor diversidad (de categoría administrativa de la enseñanza media, de renta y de raza) en las universidades federales, introducida por las cuotas, no acarrea ingreso de alumnos con notas significativamente menores cuando es comparado con el escenario sin cuotas. Esto ocurre debido a la existencia de potenciales cuotistas cuyas notas se encontraban por encima del último decil (décimo) de billetes en número suficiente para llenar las vacantes reservadas.</p><p><strong>Palabras clave:</strong> Cuotas; Universidades Públicas; Políticas Públicas; Rendimiento Escolar.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Do public university quotas lower the quality of entrants?</strong></p><p>This article uses microdata from the National High School Exam (Enem) and the Higher Education Census to make simulations of the effects of quotas, and quantifies and qualifies their estimated effects on the access of students to federal universities, including the distribution of Enem scores as well as the cutoff and average scores for quota and non-quota students. The results show that the greater diversity (in terms of public school, poor and minority students) in federal universities caused by the introduction of the quota system has not led to the admission of students with significantly lower scores when compared to the scenario without quotas. This is due to the existence of potential quota students whose scores are in the highest score decile in sufficient numbers to fill the reserved places.</p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Quotas; Public Universities; Public Policy; Academic Performance.

scholarly journals Muslim Private Higher Educational Institutions in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges

ICR Journal ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 474-488
Author(s):  
Rosnani Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Attractive Alternative ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Integrated Education ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The Government

Privatisation of higher education is a global trend. There is an increasing demand for higher education due to the nature of work and economy today, and public universities and colleges cannot meet the demand with their limited financial resources from the government. Private higher education institutions (PHEI) seem to be the most attractive alternative to public universities and colleges in opening greater access to higher education. Malaysia is no exception, having about 25 private universities, 22 private university colleges and 410 private colleges and institutes. About a fourth of these PHEIs are Islamic institutions going by the name of the institutions or their ownership. However, private higher education institutions have their own issues and challenges. The most serious of them are preserving the philosophical goal of a balanced and integrated education despite market demands and sustaining its operation financially amidst a competitive environment. Yet, there are several opportunities for Islamic PHEIs especially in terms of international collaboration and exchanges. This article is an attempt to examine these issues and challenges or opportunities.

scholarly journals Hybrid Experiments in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 540-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Lee Kleinman ◽  
Noah Weeth Feinstein ◽  
Greg Downey ◽  
Sigrid Peterson ◽  
Chisato Fukada
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Business Logic ◽  
Organizational Strategies ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University ◽  
Traditional Norms

In response to the many pressures facing public higher education, public universities are experimenting with business-oriented practices that seem likely to alter their nature and purposes. In this paper, we examine several hybrid experiments—new organizational strategies intended deliberately, sometimes explicitly, to hybridize the traditional norms and practices associated with academia and business at one emblematic public university. These cases illustrate how each hybrid experiment is a tacit response to existing norms and strategies that govern the university–business boundary, initiated as a hedge against the challenging fiscal and political climate. Taken together, they do not lead to a unitary and/or linear spread of business codes and practices. Instead, what some have referred to as “business logic” appears multifaceted, having many elements that are deployed, institutionalized, and perceived differently in different contexts, even within a single university.

Application of Structural Equation Modelling to Evaluate Relationship between Dimensions of Transformational Leadership and Organizational Innovation: in Iraq public universities

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-113
Author(s):  
Hussain K. Hussain ◽  
Noraini Abu Talib ◽  
Ishak Mad Shah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Empirical Relationship ◽  
Idealized Influence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Leadership Dimensions

Objective - Examining the relationship between transformational leadership dimensions (Idealized Influence Attribute, Idealized Influence Behavioural, Inspirational Motivation, Intellectual Stimulation, and Individualized Consideration) and organizational innovation in higher education. Methodology/Technique - The research used a quantitative approach to examine the Relationship between transformational leadership dimensions and organizational innovation. The population for this study consisted of all academic staff in 10 public universities distributed throughout Iraq. The sample consists of 280 academic staff members in public universities located in Iraq selected through random sampling technique. The data for this study was collected through a questionnaire survey. SEM with AMOS 21 was used to test the causal relationship between transformational leadership dimensions and organizational leadership. Findings - The statistic results found significant strong relationships between the four transformational leadership and organizational innovation. In addition, transformational leadership dimensions play important roles in determining the organizational innovation. Novelty - The study contributes to the existing pool of knowledge on the empirical relationship between transformational leadership dimensions and organizational innovation. Different aspects of these variables were tested, so as to provide a wider and more comprehensive understanding of the factors that affect higher education in Iraq. Type of Paper - Empirical paper Keywords: , Transformational Leadership Dimensions, Organizational Innovation, and Higher Education.

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