Knowledge Management and Higher-Educational Institutions

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Biloslavo ◽  
Katjusa Gorela
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Individualistic Culture

The effectiveness of Knowledge Management (KM) activities is in large part dependent upon employees’ attitudes toward knowledge in general and to KM processes in particular. This chapter reports the results of a small-scale (N = 10) interview study of the “ways of knowing and knowledge sharing” of academics in three Slovene universities. The chapter presents an analysis of the responses from in depth, semi-structured interviews concerning the understanding of knowledge, KM processes, required social ecology, and attitude of academics. Responses were classified and tabulated in relation to theories of epistemology and KM and the findings analysed in relation to how they might be used for development of a conceptual KM framework within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The conclusion can be drawn that the KM framework within HEIs needs to take into account the bureaucratic and at the same time competitive and individualistic culture of academia.

scholarly journals Knowledge management in higher education institutions: enablers and barriers in Mauritius

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 366-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Poonam Veer Ramjeawon ◽  
Jennifer Rowley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this study is to contribute to research on knowledge management in higher education institutions (HEIs), by studying the enablers and barriers to knowledge management in a country with a developing higher education sector, Mauritius. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with senior staff in the main public and private HEIs in Mauritius. Questions focused on knowledge management, including relevant barriers and enabling factors to knowledge creation, knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer. Findings Although participants were able to discuss knowledge management, none of the universities had a knowledge management strategy. Moreover, more barriers than enablers to knowledge management were identified. Barriers included: a lack of policies and reward mechanisms, resources, data, funding and time for research, coupled with frequent leadership changes, a lack of a knowledge-sharing culture and research repositories and weak industry–academia linkages. Enablers were perceived to be: qualified and experienced academic staff in public HEIs, information technology (IT) infrastructure and library/digital library and some incentives for knowledge creation and transfer. Originality/value Previous research on knowledge management in universities has focused on countries with a relatively well-developed higher education sector. This research contributes by focusing on the perceived barriers and enablers to knowledge management in a country with a small and developing higher education sector.

Implementing TQM practices in Pakistani Higher Education Institutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizwan Ahmed ◽  
Syed Iftikhar Ali
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Process Control ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation

<span>Implementing TQM practices at the Higher Educational Institutions of Pakistan,<span> especially at the business schools, is relatively a new concept and it is in its initial stages.<span> The theoretical framework of this study is based upon the instrument that measures the<span> extent of TQM implementation in Higher Education Institutions. Based upon literature<span> review, the framework having 14 dimensions is used in this study. Exploratory Factor<span> Analysis (EFA) extracted 13 factors as the determinants of TQM Implementation in<span> business schools of Pakistan such as Stakeholders’ Focus, Recognition and Reward,<span> Measurement and Evaluation, Process Control and Improvement, Resources, Leadership,<span> Empowerment are some of the main factors as each of these factors are explaining more<span> than 5% of the variation in the data<br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

INFLUENCE OF ECONOMIC DIGITALIZATION ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
D.P. Melnik ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
The Impact

This article discusses the impact of economic digitalization on the educational process in higher educational institutions of Russia. The most important role is given to improving the methodology of the managerial process in order to improve the digitalization process. The problematic issues of educational activity associated with the transition to the digital economy are identified and the corresponding conclusions are made.

Information Technology Leadership and Change in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-54
Author(s):  
Joseph Ezale Cobbinah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Technology Leadership ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Higher Educational

Higher educational institutions are widening participation through the introduction of new programs, using different approaches to deliver learning so that many people can have access to education. With the growing number of students in our higher educational institutions, coupled with learners who are working and by virtue of their job commitments cannot do traditional face-to-face education, using information technology (IT) to support lessons in higher education institutions has become very laudable. The introduction and use of technology have brought changes in the way we teach and support students in our higher education institutions. This, therefore, calls for effective IT leaders who will be able to motivate, inspire, and meet the learning needs of the diverse students in our institutions while improving teaching and learning. The IT leaders should not only be individuals who can only lead the change crusade but should be able to manage the change process.

Knowledge Management Trends

2011 ◽  
pp. 3475-3483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Petrides ◽  
Lilly Ngyuen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Systemwide Change

While the pressure of public accountability has placed increasing pressure on higher education institutions to provide information regarding critical outcomes, this chapter describes how knowledge management (KM) can be used by educational institutions to gain a more comprehensive, integrative, and reflexive understanding of the impact of information on their organizations. The practice of KM, initially derived from theory and practice in the business sector, has typically been used to address isolated data and information transfer, rather than actual systemwide change. However, higher education institutions should not simply appropriate KM strategies and practices as they have appeared in the business sector. Instead, higher education institutions should use KM to focus on long-term, organization-wide strategies.

scholarly journals دور وزارة التعليم العالي في إعداد الموارد البشرية : دراسة نظرية لإعداد القوى العاملة

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
دقيل نبيل محمد
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Modern Conception ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
And Training

دور وزارة التعليم العالي في إعداد الموارد البشرية : دراسة نظرية لإعداد القوى العاملة This study attempts to identify the role of Higher Education Institutions in the preparation and training of qualified man- power. It investigates the establishments and development of Higher Educational Institutions, their modern conception and their problems in developing countries, especially in the Sudan .Higher Education cannot meet the needs for qualified man- power unless it works according to pre-set plans

scholarly journals Development of a software product for forecasting the entrance of applicants to higher educational institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viacheslav Osadchyi ◽  
Vladyslav Kruglyk ◽  
Dmitriy Bukreyev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Software Product ◽  
The Future ◽  
Higher Educational

The article highlights the problems of forecasting the entrance of university entrants into higher education institutions in connection with the constant fluctuations of the labor market and socio-demographic processes, which completely violate the results of the predictions of classical statistical methods, therefore the author studies the necessity of developing a software tool for forecasting the entrance of entrants to higher education institutions , which will operate on the basis of the neural network and will be able to adapt to the conditions of constant chaotic oscillations. The author emphasizes that neural networks are a modern and leading area of research and program development, and proves that the use of neural networks in the prediction of educational processes will allow obtaining results with a much higher level of accuracy and less time. The article contains analysis of theoretical information about neural networks and analysis of existing algorithms of neural networks operation. The author mentions the advantages and disadvantages of each algorithm, provides a comparative analysis and concludes that it is expedient to use each of the methods in a software tool for forecasting the entrance of entrants to higher education institutions. In the course of the work, the author carried out software modelling of the various methods of teaching neural networks, conducted testing, received and disclosed the results of each method, carried out an analysis of their actual effectiveness in predicting small and large volumes of information with different inputs and made the conclusion that the expediency of their use in the future software. The mathematical features of the construction of neural networks, their training and further use are revealed, the basic requirements for the future of the software product, namely the method of work, input data, the method of displaying the results and the layout of the future software, are revealed. The main blocks of the software for forecasting the entrance of entrants to higher education institutions are shown. It was concluded that it is expedient to use neural networks and work on a software tool for forecasting the entrance of entrants to higher educational institutions has been started, vectors of further researches and developments have been selected.

scholarly journals Investments in higher education and the efficiency of the use of budgetary funds

2021 ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Зина Абдуловна Арсаханова
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Higher Educational

Система высшего образования России по сравнению с ближайшими соседями демонстрирует высокий уровень моральной и технической отсталости учебного процесса. В России высшие учебные заведения используют устаревшие методы внедрения образовательной деятельности. Эффективность развития современного общества обеспечивается наличием высокого интеллектуального потенциала. Именно поэтому системе учебных заведений нужно уделить немалое внимание, а именно высшим учебным заведениям. Высшие учебные заведения решают важные вопросы по профессиональной подготовке специалистов, обеспечивают общество интеллектуальными ресурсами. Интеллектуализация жизни, в том числе и экономической, предопределяет потребность развития образования. Образование обеспечивает работающих в экономике информацией, знаниями, умениями, интеллектуальным капиталом, поэтому эффективность работы высших учебных заведений чрезвычайно важна и невозможна без достаточного уровня финансового обеспечения. В проекте Стратегии реформирования высшего образования до 2024 г. ключевым для администрирования финансового обеспечения национальной системы высшего образования России был определен вопрос оплаты подготовки соискателей высшего образования. The higher education system of Russia, in comparison with its closest neighbors, demonstrates a high level of moral and technical backwardness of the educational process. In Russia, higher education institutions use outdated methods of implementing educational activities. The effectiveness of the development of modern society is ensured by the presence of high intellectual potential. That is why a lot of attention should be paid to the system of educational institutions, namely higher educational institutions. Higher educational institutions solve important issues of professional training of specialists, provide society with intellectual resources. The intellectualization of life, including economic life, determines the need for the development of education. Education provides those working in the economy with information, knowledge, skills, and intellectual capital, so the efficiency of higher education institutions is extremely important and impossible without a sufficient level of financial support.

scholarly journals Work-Life Balance and Job Stress Among Female Faculties in India’s Higher Education Institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S11) ◽  
pp. 846-852
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
The Impact

Job stress is present in all types of organizations, even in higher educational institutions. There are various factors that cause stress in the workplace including unwarranted demands and apparent pressures of the work situation and aptitude of the individuals to balance their professional and personal lives. The aim of this paper is to identify the causes of job stress along with studying the impact of stress in maintaining work life balance among female faculties in India’s higher education institutions. This study selected a sample of 208 women faculty members employed in higher educational institutions in Northern India in order to collect primary quantitative data from them using structured close-ended questionnaires. The collected data was analysed using SPSS Software and it was found that improper pay structure and hectic work schedules were the main causes of stress in workplace. In addition, it was also found that due to these stresses has caused a financial problem as well as a decrease in the productivity of the female faculties affecting their work life. Thus, it was implicated that there is a positive relationship between stress and work life

scholarly journals IMPROVING THE UNIVERSITY REPUTATIONAL LIABILITY

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 531-538
Author(s):  
Татьяна Юдина ◽  
Tatiana Yudina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The University

One of priority problems of modernization of system of the higher education in Russia is overcoming the disproportions revealed during different years of monitoring of activity of higher education institutions, reduction of the contents, structure of vocational training of shots, technologies of realization of educational programs in compliance with requirements of employers and also taking into account the forecast of labor market, welfare and economic development. All this is possible at the stage of development of the higher school on condition of introduction of new mechanisms of management of the higher educational institutions based on formation and increase of their reputation, care of higher education institutions of the reputation responsibility.

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