scholarly journals University performace through Multiple Factor Analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delimiro Alberto Visbal Cadavid ◽  
Mónica Martínez-Gómez ◽  
Rolando Escorcia-Caballero
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Multiple Factor Analysis ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Multiple Factor ◽  
Year 2013

This work applies the Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) as an exploratory methodology to analize the indicators of the education´s management that belong to 32 Colombian public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) along the year 2013. The product of this work indicates that the majority of HEIs have similar structures, being different and better scored the following: La Universidad Nacional (UNAL), Antioquia (UDEA), Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Pamplona y del Valle. Also the UDEA has a high development in extension, formation, capacity and research which is considered one of the best HEIS in the country. The university of Valle has a high degree of welfare, formation and extension, besides moderate capacities on research in comparission with the UDEA wich is superior to the rest of the HEIs. Pamplona has too a high level of formation, extension and moderate weflare, research and capacity in relation to the UNAD. It worth to mention that UNAL is the best located on extension. However, it is surpassed by other University (UDEA) because has a better development in some variables associated to research and extension. To finish, there are other HEIs with too many weaknesses on the indicators of the education´s management wich are UFPS Ocaña, Sucre and Pacifico. These universities show certain problems of research, extension and capacity, but fundamentally strong shortcomings in formation and welfare.

scholarly journals Marketingovo strategické riadenie verejných vysokých škôl

2020 ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
Martin Halmo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Alternative Management ◽  
Higher Education Act ◽  
Education Act ◽  
The University

In the Slovak Republic, on the basis of legislative conditions, the Higher Education Act does not give the possibility to direct the management of public higher education institutions towards the fulfillment of their goals and thus to adapt effectively to the current situation and challenges. This is characterized by processes and structures that are duplicate, problematic or ambivalent, which ultimately prevents public higher education institutions from autonomously receiving and fulfilling their mission. It is therefore important that alternative management trends are introduced into the governance structures to help the development of public higher education institutions. We consider the use of marketing strategic management as such an element. Thus, the use of this type of management can ultimately benefit the university in the form of the required number of pupils. It can also contribute to improving the quality and supply of education, information and information.

scholarly journals Measuring the Success of Mathematics and Statistics Support Sessions at UWS

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andisheh Bakhshi ◽  
Wan Rinwi Mekwi ◽  
Kenneth Charles Nisbet ◽  
Alan James Walker
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
The West ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree

Following a review of the provision of mathematics and statistics support across Scottish Higher Education Institutions, academics at the University of the West of Scotland initiated weekly mathematics and statistics support sessions. These sessions were open to all students and staff across the institution, but primarily aimed at the science and engineering students with a high degree of numerate work in their study programmes. After two years of operation, previous attendees and students within key demographics were canvassed on their knowledge of, and opinion of, these support sessions. Four key points were uncovered: advertising of the existence of the sessions should be increased; the use of PhD students overseeing the sessions should be investigated; the centralisation of the sessions should be investigated; and more formal tutorial engagement should be encouraged.

scholarly journals Teaching Effectiveness in Private Higher Education Institutions in Botswana: Analysis of Students’ Perceptions

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Som Pal Baliyan ◽  
Fazlur Rehman Moorad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
T Test ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This quantitative study analyzed the perceptions of students on teaching effectiveness in private higher education institutions in Botswana. An exploratory and descriptive survey research design was adopted in this study. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used to collect data through a survey of 560 stratified randomly sampled students in private higher education institutions in Botswana. A One sample t-test and an Independent t-test were used for data analysis. A significant high level of teaching effectiveness was determined. Several items measuring teaching effectiveness contributed significantly negative to teaching effectiveness and therefore, it was recommended that lecturers should use strategies to improve on those areas of teaching to enhance their teaching. No difference in teaching effectiveness was determined with respect to age, gender and nationality of the students. However, there was a significant difference in the students’ perceptions on teaching effectiveness between the university and the non- university institutions and, lecturers were found to be more effective in their teaching at the universities as compared to the lecturers in the non -university institutions. Therefore, a further study exploring the factors contributing to such differences is recommended to improve the quality of teaching in the non- university type of private higher education institutions in Botswana.

scholarly journals Confirmatory factor analysis of the essential digital competencies for undergraduate students in Thai higher education institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thamasan Suwanroj ◽  
Punnee Leekitchwatana ◽  
Paitoon Pimdee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Digital Competency

The purpose of this descriptive study was to apply 2nd order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural relationship models to identify the digital competency components essential to undergraduate students in Thai higher education institutions. The sample comprised 1,126 specialists in Information Technology, Computer Technology, Computer Education, Computer Science, and Computer Engineering working in public higher education instructions throughout the country. The selection was the result of multi-stage random sampling from 76 public higher education instructions that offer undergraduate education. The instrument was a questionnaire form on essential digital competency components for undergraduate students in higher education institutions. The question items employed a 7-point Likert scale and showed Cronbach's alpha values for the content validity and reliability at a range of.93-.97 per domain and .87-.99 per component. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics for general data and 2nd Order CFA analysis. The findings revealed that from 24 observed variables, there were 7 competency components.: 1) Fundamental of digital ; 2) Accessing digital information; 3) Using digital information; 4) Creating digital information and media; 5) Communicating digital information; 6) Managing digital information; and 7) Evaluating digital information. The discovery from this study was substantially constructive for Thai higher education institutions as it could be used to design an essential digital competency framework of the 21st century.

scholarly journals Corporate Governance and Internatial Audit in Public Higher Education Institutions in Portugal

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria da Conceição da Costa Marques
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Funding ◽  
Meaningful Change ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Funding Model ◽  
The University

Governance covers a comprehensive analysis of how higher education is governed. Governance comprises a complex set of aspects such as the legal framework, the features of the institutions, the form of relationship with the whole system, the funding model, as they are being held accountable on how money is spent and the less formal structures and relationships that affect behavior.The radical changes in the university environment, has imposed changes within the higher education institutions (HEIs). The massification of education and the reduction of the company's willingness to fund the decrease in government funding and increasing institutional autonomy have forced universities to adopt new forms of manageme In Portugal, the Legal Regime of Higher Education Institutions (RJIES) sought to promote meaningful change and a paradigm shift in the governance of these institutions in Portugal. The main objective of this article is to understand the consequences that the new regulations had in the governance of HEI and in the adaptation of processes, in a context of reduction of higher education funding.

scholarly journals Web accessibility analysis of the Universities and Public Polytechnic Schools of Guayaquil applying the NTE INEN ISO / IEC 40500: 2012 Standard

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (27) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Luis Rodríguez V ◽  
José Antepara B ◽  
Luis Braganza
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Web Content ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Four Blocks ◽  
Evaluation Metric ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

Introductionthe purpose of analyzing the way in which electronic public administration is presented in the environment of Public Higher Education, for which the accessibility of web content is evaluated by applying the Ecuadorian standard NTE INEN ISO / IEC 40500: 2012. These criteria will serve as a basis for the necessary adjustments in the interfaces. Objectiveto promote an inclusive service. The selected websites correspond to the University of Guayaquil, Agraria del Ecuador, Escuela Politécnica del Litoral and the Arts, all of them of a public nature and settled in the city of Guayaquil. Materials and methodsinvolves five pages of each website as a representative sample. The research has a non-experimental character, transversal design and descriptive type. For this evaluation metric, only the 38 criteria that comply with compliance levels A and AA were taken into account. Automatic and manual tools for the measurement of accessibility are applied to the criteria, excluding the user test. Resultsare presented in four blocks where the levels of accessibility found in the four universities are described. Discussion The websites of the Public Higher Education Institutions of Guayaquil on average have a level of accessibility. ConclusionThe websites of the Public Higher Education Institutions of Guayaquil on average have a deficient level of accessibility in the application of the NTE INEN ISO / IEC 40500: 2012 Standard.

scholarly journals Exploring University Performance through Multiple Factor Analysis: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 924
Author(s):  
Delimiro Visbal-Cadavid ◽  
Mónica Martínez-Gómez ◽  
Rolando Escorcia-Caballero
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Multiple Factor Analysis ◽  
National Education ◽  
Distinct Structure ◽  
University Performance ◽  
Multiple Factor ◽  
Over Time

Higher Education in Colombia is experiencing a period of shortfalls in funding which has obliged Universities to seek resources from non-governmental sources, in addition to this, the Ministry of National Education (MEN) has implemented a scheme where funds are assigned year on year but this is not considered part of the budgetary base. This study seeks to create a characterisation of the model and proposes the creation of a synthetic performance index based on Multiple Factorial Analysis (MFA). This index enabled us to rank the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) according to their performance and analyse the trajectory of Colombian Universities at a given moment, which meant their evolution over time could be reviewed, moreover within the complexity of the model of indices of results in Colombian higher education, the majority of HEI have a similar, yet, to some degree, distinct structure and display scores which show that within a certain degree of homogeneity, each institution has its strengths in some of the variables considered and its weaknesses in others.

scholarly journals Competition vs. Searching as a Mechanism of the Rector’s Selection in Higher Education Institutions in Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-39
Author(s):  
Iryna Degtyarova ◽  
Jerzy Woźnicki
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
University Management ◽  
Executive Staff ◽  
Executive Search ◽  
University Performance ◽  
The University

Abstract Objective: This paper aims at looking at the mechanisms of rector’s appointment in public higher education institutions in Poland based on the analysis of the legislation binding since 2005 with reference to the latest changes. Methodology: Legislative analysis of the past and current regulations on the models of rector’s election was conducted, including mechanisms of nominating candidates in the Act on Higher education 2005, its amendments in 2011 and the Act on Higher education and Science in 2018. Literature review and empirical analysis of good practices were used. Findings: The issue of strengthening a rector’s position and professionalizing university management in the system of higher education is very important and being widely discussed in terms of governance reforms. Changes, new regulations, reforms depend on how they are implemented on the institutional level in terms of their strategical development and how they are supported and promoted by the executive head. The model of nominating and appointing the rector determines his relationship with the university board, senate and with academic community as well. In public higher education institutions in Poland the competition model is more burdensome than the model of election, it has numerous disadvantages and threats, and wasn’t applied by any university. New regulations in Poland make the process of nomination more important than before. In general, there are two main models of nominating candidates: an open procedure (open competition) and a closed one (e.g. searching, headhunting for senior executive staff in HR, in business sphere), each has their own strengths and weaknesses. In case of HEIs, both respect the principles of institutional autonomy, guaranteed to universities by the Polish Constitution and the law. It is an autonomous right of the academic community, of the university itself to define their own framework and nomination procedure. The model of executive search in nominating candidates can become more feasible and effective for professionalizing and improvement of the rector’s governance. Value Added: The model of rector’s appointment has a significant impact on the whole university performance. By professionalizing appointment mechanisms at all its stages, universities will improve university governance and introduce new quality of management. Recommendations: New regulations in higher education create possibilities for introducing into the academic practice the executive search as a mechanism for nominating candidates for a rector’s position in Polish universities.

scholarly journals Análisis con visión de género de las desventajas acumuladas de las investigadoras en los procesos de producción del conocimiento en México

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Perla Elizabeth Bracamontes Ramírez ◽  
Xóchitl Yolanda Castañeda Bernal ◽  
Ricardo Pérez Mora
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Full Time ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Collective Production ◽  
The University ◽  
Gender System

This article aims to analyze under the gender lens the perception of full-time researchers who are part of the National System of Researchers (SNI by its acronym in Spanish, Sistema Nacional de Investigadores). The texts focus on the conditions that impact on the production of knowledge and academic freedom in two university contexts in Mexico, with the purpose of demonstrating the disadvantages that the sociocultural patterns of the sex-gender system imply for the work and performance of the women researchers; in addition to certify if these can be elements that avoid breaking with the glass ceiling in educational institutions, and reach the desired family conciliation. The empirical analysis results from a research entitled “Academic freedom and the conditions of collective production and mobilization of knowledge of researchers”, which involved 25 interviews in two Mexican Public Higher Education Institutions: the University of Guadalajara (U of G) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Both are part of the rainking that evaluate the best Higher Education Institutions in Latin America.

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