New Degrees of Opportunity at OC@KU

2018 ◽  
pp. 85-107
Author(s):  
Elizabeth (Betsy) Daniels ◽  
Kerrie Houchens ◽  
Don Whipple ◽  
Carolyn N. Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
College Degree ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
College Tuition ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Education Administrators

Today's learners need flexible, cost-efficient ways to increase knowledge, enhance skills, or complete a college degree. The rising cost of college tuition coupled with the demands of work/life balance challenge many individuals seeking advanced education. As such, higher education administrators need to identify new approaches to learning and higher education that address these barriers. This chapter addresses the question: How do institutions of higher education address the needs of flexible, cost-efficient education for today's adult learners?

Creating Connections

2018 ◽  
pp. 218-240
Author(s):  
Carolyn N. Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
College Degree ◽  
Prior Learning ◽  
Capstone Courses ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Education Administrators

Undergraduate adult learners need flexible, cost-efficient ways to increase knowledge, enhance skills, or complete a college degree. The rising cost of college tuition coupled with the demands of work/life balance challenge many individuals seeking a higher education degree. As such, higher education administrators and faculty members need to identify new approaches to learning in higher education that address these barriers and open the access to earning a college degree. Capstone courses connect prior learning in coursework with real-world experiences. This chapter addresses competency-based degree plans and application-based capstone courses for undergraduate university students. Examples of competency-based degree plans and capstone courses will be discussed. Inclusion in the discussion will be prior learning assessment courses. Testimonials from learners are provided along with a model for designing an effective capstone course for undergraduate adult learners.

Creating Connections

2021 ◽  
pp. 1496-1514
Author(s):  
Carolyn N. Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
College Degree ◽  
Prior Learning ◽  
Capstone Courses ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Education Administrators

Undergraduate adult learners need flexible, cost-efficient ways to increase knowledge, enhance skills, or complete a college degree. The rising cost of college tuition coupled with the demands of work/life balance challenge many individuals seeking a higher education degree. As such, higher education administrators and faculty members need to identify new approaches to learning in higher education that address these barriers and open the access to earning a college degree. Capstone courses connect prior learning in coursework with real-world experiences. This chapter addresses competency-based degree plans and application-based capstone courses for undergraduate university students. Examples of competency-based degree plans and capstone courses will be discussed. Inclusion in the discussion will be prior learning assessment courses. Testimonials from learners are provided along with a model for designing an effective capstone course for undergraduate adult learners.

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.

The Importance of Student Services for Adult Learners

2021 ◽  
pp. 155-171
Author(s):  
Kristina Siarzynski-Ferrer ◽  
Greg D. Pillar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Student Services ◽  
Adult Learner ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
Familial Obligations ◽  
Education Administrators ◽  
Modality Preference

Institutions of higher education provide numerous support services to undergraduate students. However, it is debatable that those services assist the adult learner population because most services are structured to assist traditional undergraduate students. Gathering an understanding of factors such as the student's individual needs, age/experience, course modality preference, work, and familial obligations will allow higher education administrators and faculty to provide resources specific to the adult learner. The development of key student services such as tutoring, advising, career development, library services, and counseling with post-traditional adult learners in mind will contribute to the success of all students regardless of demographic and/or individual challenges or situations. This chapter explores how higher education institutions can best support academic success for adult learners in an environment typically designed for traditionally aged students.

THE INFLUENCE OF WORK LIFE BALANCE TOWARDS JOB PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION (PHEI)

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Noorlaila Hj. Yunus ◽  
Siti Musalmah Ahmad Fuad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
The University

Work-Life Balance (WLB) is an important factor that the Human Resource Management of private higher education Institution (PHEI) should concern about in order to gain high Job Performance in theinstitution. If there are WLB practices implemented by the university, the Human Resource Department (HRD) must always get feedback from the employees to continuously improve the WLB policy. This will benefit not just the employees but the most important to the PHEI by having a good productivities and high job performance employees. The result shows that most of the employees in the university have good social support from their colleagues at work place, friends and their families. This support have given them inspiration and motivation in doing their job properly and finally they might achieved high job performance. Eventhough the result were positive about the social support the employees receives, the top management including the HRD need to revise their policy of WLBespecially other factors that can influenced the employees to optimized their efforts in doing their job.

scholarly journals The Effects Of Different Sections And Students Pre-Course Interest On An Instructors Teaching Evaluations

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Obeua S. Persons
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
Teaching Evaluations ◽  
Teaching Ability ◽  
Education Administrators

This study has identified two important factors, unrelated to an instructor’s teaching ability, which can affect an instructor’s teaching evaluations.  The first factor, which has never been examined in any prior studies, is the section effect.  This study finds that teaching evaluations differ significantly across sections of the same course taught by the same instructor.  This section effect cannot be explained by six student-related variables.  The second factor, which is students’ pre-course interest measured at the beginning of a course, is found to be positively related to teaching evaluations.  These findings suggest that higher-education administrators may want to consider the section effect and the students’ pre-course interest when they evaluate an instructor’s teaching effectiveness for promotion, tenure and merit decisions.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Work-Life Balance: What about Supervisor Support and Employee Proactiveness?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Rajendra Kumar ◽  
Uma Mohan Mokashi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
The Uk

The authors attempted to investigate how to resolve the growing work-life balance issue occurring due to COVID-19 Pandemic in the higher education sector. On the premise of prominent literature, the study conceptualized a framework to test if supervisor support and employee`s proactive work behavior could help address the work-life balance issue. Through applying the quantitative approach, the study collected data from employees working in a higher education institution in the UK. Results of the structural equation modeling found significant association and influence of supervisor support and work-life balance. The study also found a strong affiliation between proactive work behavior and work-life balance. However, proactive work behavior did not moderate supervisor support and work-life balance relationship. The study concluded that both supervisor support and proactive work behavior could be vital in helping employees to achieve their work goals effectively and efficiently without compromising their work-life balance. The study forwards prominent implications to guide practitioners, policymakers and researchers in this domain.

scholarly journals Impacting Networked Technologies on Teaching Practices

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cutajar ◽  
Matthew Montebello
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Education Administrators ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Work And Life

Networked technologies are found permeating all work and life activities even in the education realm. Today’s networked technologies are changing the way we interact within the online environment and amongst themselves. Networked technologies have unleashed a plethora of possibilities for educators to take advantage of by employing them as part of their teaching practices. In this paper are presented findings related to how academics are experiencing networked technologies for teaching and their relation to learning. A phenomenographic approach and subsequently a quantitative stance was employed to shed light on the nature and the current dynamic of such practices. This paper recounts the phenomenographic outcome, but it particularly attends to subsequent quantitative findings obtained from consideration of learning experiences against the phenomenographic map of variation in teaching experiences whereby an unexpected clustering trend was exposed. The outcomes of this exploratory research provide crucial and essential insights for higher education administrators and policy makers on how to regulate themselves with regards to the adoption of networked technologies within their institution.

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