Dichotomy and Violent Student Protests

2021 ◽  
pp. 195-213
Author(s):  
Thea van der Westhuizen ◽  
Yamkhela Nhleko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
University Leadership ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Opening Line ◽  
Global Systems ◽  
Institutional Drivers

“How dare you!” was the opening line 16-year-old Greta Thunberg used in her address to world leaders at the United Nation Global Summit on Climate Change. This young woman demanded global political and business leaders to listen to her plea, as she firmly believes global systems are in crisis and politicians and business persons alike are not playing their part to resolve our people, planet, and profit crisis. Student protests in response to leadership in higher education institutions have become a generic form of expressing discontent. In a quantitative investigation, this study assessed student perceptions regarding higher education leadership in relation to three core leadership capabilities: a strategic approach, communication and collaboration, and institutional drivers and results. Data collection from students in their final year was done using a combination of simple and stratified sampling. SPSS version 25 was used for data analysis. Findings reiterated a current dichotomy and urge the need for social cohesion between student and university leadership.

Leadership in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 137-150
Author(s):  
Ülkühan Bike Esen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Academic Leadership ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Academic Environments ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education ◽  
Success In Higher Education

The undeniable effect of education on economic development has also increased the importance of the success in higher education. The success of a higher education institution depends not only on the success of the academics it has, but also its leaders. These leaders in higher education institutions are referred as “academic leaders.”.Academic leaders are leaders who motivate academics in universities, faculties, or departments and provide challenging opportunities as well as creating appropriate academic environments for academics to improve themselves. Academic leaders have more responsibilities than business leaders. Because their success or failure affects not only a business but also the whole society, this broad influence of academic leaders requires further examination of the issue. This requirement is the basis of this chapter. The aim of this chapter is firstly to define academic leadership and then to emphasize the strategies that can be applied to the success of academic leadership.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN TERHADAP KINERJA DOSEN DI PERGURUAN TINGGI

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Purwanto S. K.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
University Leadership ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education ◽  
Exemplary Leadership ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

The Competitiveness of a nation is determined by the quality of higher education, especially in the technological and innovation. Improving the quality of higher education related to the performance lecturer in the areas of education, research and publications, and community service. Lecturer performance improvement requires the competence and commitment of university leadership. A leader in university must make a good organizational climate especially education and training that engagement and developed in its members. This study aims to determine the impact of leadership on the performance of lecturers. The study was conducted at state and private universities in Jakarta with a sample of 60 lecturers. The results showed that leadership in higher education that can improve the performance of the lecturer. Variables significant are able to provide exemplary leadership, make decisions quickly, giving delegates the authority, and a high level of optimism.Daya saing suatu bangsa ditentukan oleh kualitas pendidikan tinggi, terutama dalam teknologi dan inovasi. Peningkatan kualitas pendidikan tinggi terkait dengan kinerja dosen dalam bidang pendidikan, penelitian dan publikasi, serta pengabdian kepada masyarakat. Peningkatan kinerja dosen memerlukan kompetensi dan komitmen dari pimpinan universitas. Pemimpin di perguruan tinggi harus membuat iklim organisasi yang baik untuk menumbuhkan rasa memiliki dari dosennya serta pendidikan dan pelatihan untuk meningakatkan kompetensi dosennya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak dari kepemimpinan terhadap kinerja dosen. Penelitian dilakukan di universitas negeri dan swasta di Jakarta dengan sampel dari 60 dosen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kepemimpinan dalam pendidikan tinggi yang dapat meningkatkan kinerja dosen. Variabel yang berpengarih nyata adalah kemampuan memberikan teladan, membuat keputusan dengan cepat, memberikan delegasi wewenang, dan tingkat optimisme yang tinggi.

Student Perceptions of Face-to-Face and Online Discussions: The Advantage Goes To . . .

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina A. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Political Tolerance ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Face ◽  
Online Setting ◽  
And Gender

Thirteen students in a graduate-level course on Historical and Policy Perspectives in Higher Education held face-to-face and online discussions on five controversial topics: Diversity, Academic Freedom, Political Tolerance, Affirmative Action, and Gender. Students read materials on each topic and generated questions for discussion that were categorized by Bloom’s taxonomy so that the level of questions in the two discussion settings would be closely parallel. Upon completion of each discussion, they answered questions that addressed depth and length of the discussion, ability to remember, and a self-assessment of how the student learned. Students’ assessments show a consistent preference for the face-to-face discussion but a small number of students preferred the online setting. However, what is perhaps more interesting is a minority of approximately one-third of the students who perceived no difference between the settings, or that the two settings were perhaps complementary.

1. Controversial Speakers, Moral Disagreements, and the Middlebury Moment

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Ashley Floyd Kuntz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Moral Epistemology ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Free Inquiry ◽  
The Right

Abstract Student protests have developed on campuses throughout the country in response to controversial speakers. Overwhelmingly, these protests have been framed as conflicts over the right to free speech and the importance of free inquiry on college campuses. This essay reframes conflicts like these as moral disagreements over the role of individuals and institutions in producing and disseminating knowledge that supports or undermines justice within a pluralistic, democratic society. Using the specific case of Charles Murray’s visit to Middlebury College in spring 2017 and drawing insight from social moral epistemology, the essay aims to clarify the moral concerns at stake in clashes over controversial speakers and to identify possibilities to advance the moral aims of institutions of higher education in response to such events.

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