My Campus Administration, Faculty Association, Senate, and Me

2020 ◽  
pp. 187-210
Author(s):  
Peter Wylie
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Administration ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Academic Bullying ◽  
Faculty Association ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter recounts recent experiences of the author with the University of British Columbia (UBC), its Faculty Association (FA), this association's relationship with the author's campus administration at UBC Okanagan campus (UBCO), and the relationship of the campus administration with the senate of the campus. The chapter is a case study of academic mobbing. The author's targeting, exclusion, and ostracism is fully documented in the chapter and fully explained by the concepts of academic bullying, harassment, and mobbing. It is a case study of where an elected union representative of faculty members and an elected senator was targeted, excluded, and ostracized by the powers that be in the union and university administration, working in collusion and complicity.

scholarly journals From Policy to Pedagogy: The Implications of Sustainability Policy for Sustainability Pedagogy in Higher Education

1969 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Timmerman ◽  
Amy Scott Metcalfe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Sustainability Strategy ◽  
Sustainability Policy ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

In response to the growing number of sustainability policies being enacted at higher education institutions, this article examines the relationship between policy and pedagogy, asking how policy texts can both enable and impede the implementation of sustainability pedagogy in higher education. To explore this question, we have undertaken a case study at the University of British Columbia, analyzing two campus-wide visionary policies that call for sustainability education: Trek 2010: A Global Journey and Inspirations and Aspirations: The Sustainability Strategy. We analyze these documents to show how the goals and strategies within them have the potential to affect the teaching and learning of sustainability across the university, directly and indirectly. Our analysis is coupled with a series of suggestions on how the policy process might be better executed in the future for more pedagogically effective sustainability policy.  

scholarly journals IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN STUDENT DESIGN COURSES THROUGH QUALITATIVE USER RESEARCH AND CONTEXTUAL IMMERSION

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin Gheorghe ◽  
Antony J. Hodgson ◽  
H. F. Machiel Van der Loos
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Real World ◽  
Design Education ◽  
User Studies ◽  
User Research ◽  
The Real ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
The University

Shifting from the course-based mindset into the real-world context of the user is a challenge that students often face during design courses. This can result in designs and proposed solutions that do not fully meet the technical and business needs of the client. This paper proposes a greater use of qualitative methods, paired with a deep immersion in the user environment, and highlights the value in design education through a case study example. A focus on qualitative user-studies in the discovery phase of design helps to give students perspective on the unique characteristics of users and the design context. The Engineers in Scrubs Program, in collaboration with the Uganda Sustainable Trauma Orthopaedic Program (USTOP), at the University of British Columbia is highlighted as one such example.

scholarly journals Critically Analysing the Ethical Dilemmas Arising from Lecturer and Student Relationships at the University: Pushing Social Boundaries for Institutional Revolution

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-152
Author(s):  
Kieran James ◽  
Richie Bain ◽  
Norman Duncan ◽  
Michael Martin ◽  
James Mole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Social Constructs ◽  
Student Relationships ◽  
Conventional View ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The basis of the ethical dilemma discussed in this article is the controversy surrounding the personal relationship between a student and their lecturer. The social constructs of university highlight that the potential for any friendship or relationship within the institution is very uncommon and both parties usually assume that integration of their social groups cannot take place. Many people argue that the relationship of this nature can adversely affect grade attainment and fairness of judgement. We assess and reflect upon the merits of this conventional view by drawing upon a real-life case-study involving the first author (a lecturer) and the remaining six authors (his students). After considering the various arguments on both sides, and drawing upon authors such as Freud, Marx, and Sartre, we conclude that, if individuals remain honest, the relationship can only mean a greater understanding for the student and a lesser alienation complex for both parties.

scholarly journals The Refugee ritual: Sopron students in Canada

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Madokoro
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Postwar Period ◽  
Canadian Society ◽  
Power Politics ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Hungarian Revolution ◽  
The University ◽  
Refugee Experience ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract In the power politics of international migration, the relationship between migrants and the states that receive them are inherently uneven. This is particularly true of the international refugee regime and the manner in which refugees have been identified and resettled in the postwar period. This paper traces the journey of 200 student refugees from Sopron University in Hungary to the University of British Columbia in 1956, following the failure of the Hungarian Revolution. It argues that the manner in which the Sopron students were selected and then settled in Canada assumed ritualistic characteristics with which the federal government attempted to shape their identity and normalize their entry into Canadian society. Tracing the Sopron students’ refugee experience beginning with their flight from Hungary to their graduation from the University of British Columbia, this paper identifies four components to the refugee ritual: selection, movement, settlement and commemoration and argues that because the Sopron forestry students migrated as a group, they experienced the ritual experience to a far greater degree than other student refugees in Canada.

scholarly journals Determinants of Union Commitment Among University Faculty

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 769-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignace Ng
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Administration ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Union Commitment ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Faculty Commitment ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigates the relationship between the union commitment of faculty members and a number of factors, including job satisfaction, general union beliefs, attitude towards the university, work aspects and demographic characteristics. The results show that faculty members are committed to both the university and the Association. Dissatisfaction with the university administration fosters union commitment whereas negative attitudes towards unions in general reduce that commitment. Demographic characteristics and work aspects have little influence on the faculty commitment to the Faculty Association.

scholarly journals Hubungan Intensitas Pemanfaatan Perpustakaan Terhadap Hasil Belajar Mahasiswa: Study Kasus pada UPT Perpustakaan Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Meri Susanti
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Teaching and learning activities take place both in either a classroom with a lecturer or outside of classroom such as at home and library to achieving educational goals. In the process of teaching and learning in the campus lecturers are required to perform optimally the curriculum that has been set in the form of syllabus. One of the components contained in the syllabus is teaching methods as well as the means and resources of the lessons that will be given to the students, who have an important role in implementing the learning process to achieve the set goals. Library has an important role in supporting the learning materials required by students and support the smooth teaching and learning process so that the goals set can be achieved. The attainment of this goal for the personal development of students educates themselves on an ongoing basis to solve problems and enhance social attitudes. The existence of UPT Library at the University of Muhammadiyah Bengkulu is very important because teaching and learning activities are generally limited and incomplete and often is a new supporter for the development of student lessons. So clearly the essence of UPT UMB library is the center of learning resources and information sources. From the observation, many students of Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu were still very rarely visit the library, and they had lack of interest in reading. Based on these problems, the writer was interested in raising the title "Intensity of Library Exposure to Students Learning Outcomes (Case Study of Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu). The formulation of the problem was how the Intensity Relationship Utilization UPT Library University of Muhammadiyah Bengkulu and how the results of student learning University of Muhammadiyah Bengkulu. The purpose of this study to determine the relationship of Intensity Utilization of UPT Library University of Muhammadiyah Bengkulu and to know the results of student learning University of Muhammadiyah Bengkulu

Factors Influencing Customer’s Retail Chain Store Brand Choice Intention: Empirical Study of Circle K Stores in Hanoi

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thu Ha ◽  
Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen
Keyword(s):  
Brand Choice ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Store Brand ◽  
Chain Store ◽  
Retail Chain ◽  
Five Elements ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The retail market in Vietnam continues to grow with the entry of foreign retail brands and the strong rise of domestic businesses in expanding distribution networks and conquering consumer confidence. The appearance of more retail brands has created a fiercely competitive market. Based on the outcomes of previous research results on brand choice intention combined with a customer survey, the paper proposes an analytical framework and scales to examine the relationship of five elements including store image, price perception, risk perception, brand attitudes, brand awareness and retail brand choice intention with a case study of the Hanoi-based Circle K convenience store chain. These five elements are the precondition for retail businesses to develop their brands so as to attract customers.

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