scholarly journals Climate Change and the Canadian Higher Education System: An Institutional Policy Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Henderson ◽  
Andrew Bieler ◽  
Marcia McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Canadian Higher Education ◽  
Research Curriculum

Climate change is a pressing concern. Higher education can address the challenge, but systematic analyses of climate change in education policy are sparse. This paper addresses this gap in the literature by reporting on how Canadian postsecondary educational institutions have engaged with climate change through policy actions. We used descriptive quantitative methods to analyze climate change-specific policies from a representative sample of 50 institutions across Canada and found that nearly half had some form of climate policy. Existing policies were then qualitatively analyzed. We found that the most common form of response focused on the built campus environment, with underdeveloped secondary responses focused on research, curriculum, community engagement, and governance policies. We consider the motivations for such institutional action and end with implications for policy makers and future research.  

scholarly journals Low achievers and the quest for institutional standard in mathematics education: A phenomenology of subject matter experts’ opinions from Nigerian higher education

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Joshua Abah ABAH
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Low Achievers ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Counseling Intervention

<p>This study adopts a phenomenological paradigm to present mathematics experts’ opinions on the existence of low achievers in Nigeria’s higher education system. Six career mathematicians volunteered from among the participants at a conference of one of Nigeria’s elite academic group to give their in-depth opinion on the role of educational institutions in handling low achievers, their impact on Nigeria’s quest for quality education, and personal approaches for managing low achievers in the mathematics classroom. The explication of the responses of the mathematics experts indicates concerns about the admission system of higher educational institutions and some pertinent pedagogical inadequacies of pure mathematicians. The study also revealed that the continual existence of low achievers in the discipline encourages high rate of dropping-out, poor quality of mathematics educators, and examination malpractice. Participants suggest counseling intervention, retraining of mathematics lecturers in teaching methodologies, and special mindset-boosting programmes as ways of handling low achievers in mathematics education. The phenomenology also unveiled certain unintended outcomes that may form the basis for future research into the peculiar attitudinal characteristics of academic mathematicians.</p>

scholarly journals Introducing DigLit Score: An Indicator of Digital Literacy Advancement in Higher Education

10.28945/4037 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
University Leaders

Aim/Purpose: This paper introduces DigLit Score, an indicator of the extent to which educational institutions identify, assess, and amplify student digital literacy. Background: Digital literacy has garnered considerable attention of late among scholars, leaders, and journalists. Nonetheless, institutions of higher education have been slow to define, assess, and amplify digital literacy on par with how reading, writing, and arithmetic are addressed. Methodology: The dimensionality of DigLit Score – define, assess, amplify, assess – is demonstrated via two case studies. Contribution: A measure of digital literacy offers university leaders and policy makers a means to monitor its diffusion. Findings: Only one of the institutions was found to have a holistic approach to advancing digital literacy. Recommendations for Practitioners: Practitioners should use DigLit Score to benchmark advancement of digital literacy in higher education. Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers should refine DigLit Score and expand its application within and beyond higher education. Impact on Society: DigLit Score represents an important first step in the direction of providing an important benchmark for higher education. Future Research: Future research will refine DigLit Score and broaden its application within and beyond higher education.

Educational Entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu - A Profile

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siluvai Raja
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Education System ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World

Education has been considered as an indispensable asset of every individual, community and nation today. Indias higher education system is the third largest in the world, after China and the United States (World Bank). Tamil Nadu occupies the first place in terms of possession of higher educational institutions in the private sector in the country with over 46 percent(27) universities, 94 percent(464) professional colleges and 65 percent(383) arts and science colleges(2011). Studies to understand the profile of the entrepreneurs providing higher education either in India or Tamil Nadu were hardly available. This paper attempts to map the demographic profile of the entrepreneurs providing higher education in Arts and Science colleges in Tamil Nadu through an empirical analysis, carried out among 25 entrepreneurs spread across the state. This paper presents a summary of major inferences of the analysis.

Analysis of educational migration processes: regional aspect

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
Mariya V. Bachynska ◽  
Lyubov K. Semiv ◽  
Serhiy R. Semiv
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Interstate Migration ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Migration System ◽  
Educational Migration

Analysis and consideration of current migration trends in our country, in particular mass interstate migration movements in the context of Ukraine's participation in the European and world migration space, are considered among the important factors in shaping its national policy. Educational migration is a special threat to the socio-economic development of the country and sustainable development of society, as the formation of highly qualified personnel, accumulation of intellectual capital, and increasing scientific and technological potential of the country are among the important factors of economic and social progress. Due to the intensification of interstate migration flows and the development of the quality of the higher education system in foreign educational institutions, migration for education takes a larger share, which is mostly accompanied by constant migration and departure of Ukrainian citizens for permanent residence abroad. The analysis of publications on this issue proves the urgency of educational migration research, and today it remains important to analyze trends in educational migration, find mechanisms to counter the transformation of Ukraine into a country of origin of educational migrants, as well as their repatriation. The article analyzes the educational migration processes in Ukraine in the regional context. The main regional centers of higher education are identified. The focus is on the migration intentions of the population to study abroad and a comparative description of the educational systems of different countries. The order and stages of the admission campaign in foreign educational institutions are described. The essence and features of educational migration are studied and the main reasons that help Ukrainian students to choose foreign higher education institutions are highlighted. The main causes and consequences of educational migration, as well as potential opportunities for educational migration, are identified. Certain benefits and costs associated with educational migration processes are justified. The directions of development of educational migration and effective migration system in Ukraine and its regions, which should take a worthy place in the migration policy of the state, are offered.

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Study on Private Universities in Bangladesh: Service Rules and Job Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Mohammad Golam Moula ◽  
Md. Obaidullah ◽  
Kamrunnahar .
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Labor Laws ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Job Activities ◽  
Comprehensive Study

Service rules make it easier for an institution to pursue higher education. In order to ensure quality education, it is essential that educational institutions have service rules. The service rules of university employment are considered to be conducive to the higher education system. On this article discusses the importance of service rules. Each step of the service rules is shown with the help of diagrams and each of the steps is discussed separately. To certify higher education has played a noteworthy part in Bangladesh. The rules clearly specify the rights and duties of workers and employers where every institution must have its own service rules regulating any employment but cannot be contradictory to any establishment of the labor laws. Job satisfaction is considered as a vital determinant of job activities. Some of the universities are providing quality education but rests of them are not quality concerned, most of them are depending on Daily basis teachers, poor infrastructures, without service rules etc. The trial was taken on a random basis from four private universities in Bangladesh. The sample size is forty-five. The result of this study shows that about job satisfaction level of employees in the selected universities. In the end, based on results, researchers have offered some suggestions that can be taken into thought in strategy level.

Instructional Design Technology in Higher Education System

2020 ◽  
pp. 812-839
Author(s):  
Lakshmi Sunil Prakash ◽  
Dinesh Kumar Saini
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Design Technology ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Creative Learning ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Instructional Frameworks

Higher educational Institutions all over the world are grappling with increased student population, several domains of learning and varied disciplines and instructors with varied experiences in using instructional design technologies. The chapter focuses on how it is possible to facilitate instructional design experiences for the stakeholders in higher education for creative learning. The chapter addresses the emergence of Instructional Design Technology (IDT). The role of IDT and its importance in higher educational institutions is studied with current practices in the field. The impact that this field had made in the evolution of instructional frameworks across the different layers of tertiary educational system is studied especially with regard to improving the teaching and learning experiences of educators and students respectively. The role of Creative Learning technologies' is discussed based on the success that these systems have enjoyed in improving instructional design.

Creating a Global and Innovative Higher Education Environment

2018 ◽  
pp. 358-378
Author(s):  
Paula Peres ◽  
Anabela Mesquita
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Global Learning ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Education Environment

Since the first generation of distance learning the format of distance education has changed a lot. Actually, with the increasing use of web technology to interact online the learning environments have been radically changed. The emergence of MOOC and its adoption by well-known universities has also influenced the change. Of course, the adoption of technology in education is not happening in the same way and at the same time and pace in all educational institutions. In fact, the success of adoption of technology depends on several factors related to the organization where it is implemented and with the individuals involved. In this chapter, the authors present the creation of a global and innovative higher education environment case study, the evolution of the solutions offered concerning distance learning, the actual offers, and the concerns for the future. They identify the factors that enabled or constrained this evolution as well as raise some questions that are still unanswered and point out some clues for future research in the field of creating a global learning environment.

scholarly journals Challenging Deficit Constructions of the International Student Category in Canadian Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Surtees
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
English Language ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Campus Diversity ◽  
Canadian Higher Education ◽  
Language Brokers ◽  
Premier Cycle

The trend toward internationalization on Canadian campuses has been simultaneously lauded as an opportunity for promoting campus diversity and criticized for creating a campus environment that is segregated along linguistic and ethnic lines. As a result of these tensions, students labelled as “international” have become the focus of increasing amounts of media attention. In this article, drawing on interviews with undergraduate students (n = 13) from one postsecondary Canadian institution, I examine how the seemingly neutral labels applied to diverse students, such as the category “international,” operate in talk to reproduce deficit understandings of these students, particularly in regard to their English language abilities. I then provide evidence that students also construct more positive representations of international students through references to their experiences of migration and their expertise interacting with speakers of different Englishes. I offer the notion of “language brokers” as a helpful conceptual lens for interpreting this categorization and for reflecting on the contributions that international students make to Canadian higher education. La tendance de l’internationalisation dans les universités canadiennes a simultanément été louée comme une occasion de promouvoir la diversité sur le campus et critiquée pour la ségrégation qu’elle opère dans l’environnement universitaire en fonction de l’appartenance linguistique et ethnique. Ces tensions ont pour effet d’attirer progressivement l’attention des médias sur les étudiants dits « internationaux ».  Dans le présent article, je m’appuie sur des entrevues avec des étudiantes et étudiants de premier cycle (n = 13) inscrits dans un établissement postsecondaire canadien pour examiner la façon dont des étiquettes apparemment neutres accolées à des étudiants diversifiés, comme par exemple la catégorie des étudiants « internationaux », crée un langage qui reflète certains déficits de compréhension de tels étudiants, particulièrement en ce qui concerne leurs compétences linguistiques en anglais. J’apporte ensuite la preuve que les étudiants construisent également des représentations plus positives des étudiants internationaux à la lumière de leur expérience migratoire et de la compétence avec laquelle ils interagissent avec des interlocuteurs qui s’expriment dans les multiples variations de l’anglais. J’offre la notion de « courtier en langues » comme lentille conceptuelle utile pour l’interprétation de cette catégorisation et pour une réflexion sur les apports des étudiants internationaux à l’enseignement supérieur au Canada.

Benefits of higher education in mid-life: A life course agency perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulpukka Isopahkala-Bouret
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Higher Education Attainment ◽  
Societal Context ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of higher education in mid-life from the perspective of life course agency. Studies concerning the benefits of degree-oriented higher education have been mainly conducted using survey questionnaires and quantitative methods. In order to gain a more comprehensive picture, this qualitative analysis provides an insider perspective. It analyses which benefits are significant to older graduates and in what ways. The inquiry is based on the life history interviews of mid-life professionals who pursued Master’s degrees from well-established Finnish universities in their fifties. A thematic narrative approach is used to analyse the data. The findings indicate that older graduates enjoy obvious benefits from attaining higher education and pursuing a new Master’s degree. However, there is much variation between graduates. The significance of experienced benefits depends on the overall life plan and expectations of the person concerned. The conclusion considers higher education attainment in mid-life in a wider societal context and suggests directions for future research.

scholarly journals Does a Country/Region’s Economic Status Affect Its Universities’ Presence in International Rankings?

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban Fernández Tuesta ◽  
Carlos Garcia-Zorita ◽  
Rosario Romera Ayllon ◽  
Elías Sanz-Casado
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
School Of Education ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Actual Figure ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract Purpose Study how economic parameters affect positions in the Academic Ranking of World Universities’ top 500 published by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Graduate School of Education in countries/regions with listed higher education institutions. Design/methodology/approach The methodology used capitalises on the multi-variate characteristics of the data analysed. The multi-colinearity problem posed is solved by running principal components prior to regression analysis, using both classical (OLS) and robust (Huber and Tukey) methods. Findings Our results revealed that countries/regions with long ranking traditions are highly competitive. Findings also showed that some countries/regions such as Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy, had a larger number of universities in the top positions than predicted by the regression model. In contrast, for Japan, a country where social and economic performance is high, the number of ARWU universities projected by the model was much larger than the actual figure. In much the same vein, countries/regions that invest heavily in education, such as Japan and Denmark, had lower than expected results. Research limitations Using data from only one ranking is a limitation of this study, but the methodology used could be useful to other global rankings. Practical implications The results provide good insights for policy makers. They indicate the existence of a relationship between research output and the number of universities per million inhabitants. Countries/regions, which have historically prioritised higher education, exhibited highest values for indicators that compose the rankings methodology; furthermore, minimum increase in welfare indicators could exhibited significant rises in the presence of their universities on the rankings. Originality/value This study is well defined and the result answers important questions about characteristics of countries/regions and their higher education system.

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