scholarly journals The Extent of Higher Education Institutions Commitment in Serving Community According to Its Social Responsibility

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Ismail Salameh Iriqat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
American University ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Community Issues ◽  
Strategic Thought

The purpose of the study is to investigate the extent of higher education institutions commitment in serving community according to its social responsibility. Accordingly; the researcher adopted the descriptive analytical approach through using the quantitative approach by developing a questionnaire fitting the nature of the study. Based on this the study concluded several findings; indicating that the evaluations of faculty members for the role of Palestinian higher education institutions participated in the study (Beir Zait. Al-najah. American University) are in an average level in the domains of encouraging faculty members on participating in conferences as well as local and international seminars. Developing courses and academic programs and directing scientific research to solve community problems. Additionally, serving special needs people in the community. Meanwhile, the evaluations of faculty members for the role of Palestinian higher education institutions participated in the study were high in the domains of preserving environment, seeking to serve the community and social responsibility towards its employees. Based on the findings the study reached several recommendations such as; the need to work to establish social responsibility in the curricula and university courses specializing in community service and bring about desired behavioral changes. And put social responsibility at the heart of the general strategies of institutions of higher education so as to have a key role in establishing a competitive strategic thought that serves society and its issues by addressing its problems and seeking solutions to them using scientific methods. Enhancing coordination between higher education institutions and research centers in holding seminars and conferences and participating in the preparation of studies and researches related to community issues.

Personal Values as a Building Block for Social Responsibility of Higher Education Institutions

2017 ◽  
pp. 119-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zlatko Nedelko ◽  
Vojko Potocan ◽  
Nikša Alfirević
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Core Mission ◽  
Insight Into

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the role of personal values for social responsibility (SR) of higher education. Besides the core mission of higher education to create, transfer and preserve knowledge in society, the idea of SR has gained its importance also in institutions of higher education. SR has many drivers, among which personal values are considered as one of the key building blocks for SR. For enhancing SR, higher education institutions should also develop stronger ties with the community. The chapter provides an insight into discussion about community involvement of higher education, into the role of personal values for shaping SR of higher education institutions and explain how personal values can help to enhance community and social involvement of higher education. Findings may be a starting point for re-thinking and/or establishing strategies for achieving higher level of SR in higher education institutions and enhancing the link with the community.

scholarly journals ІНФОРМАЦІЙНЕ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ПРОЦЕСІВ ФОРМУВАННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНОСТІ ЗАКЛАДІВ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ

2022 ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Валентина В. Яценко
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Information Support

The paper discusses the selected aspects related to the issues of developing social responsibility in higher education institutions. Emphasis is placed on the growing role of higher education and its evolution in modern society as a crucial element in enhancing cultural, social, economic and political development in Ukraine and as a solid foundation in building internal capacity, promoting human rights, sustainable development, democracy and justice. The study focuses on the need to adhere to the key provisions of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Higher Education (1998), in particular, to share the idea that “higher education should be viewed as a public service. The funding of higher education requires both public and private resources. The role of the state remains essential in this regard. Public support for higher education and research remains essential to ensure a balanced achievement of educational and social missions. It is argued that the slowdown in economic growth and structural transformations have increased the value of education and its social responsibility to society. The research hypothesis is the statement that social responsibility, academic freedom and autonomy have become the driving forces in increasing the demand for higher education. In this context, it is assumed that universities should maintain a reasonable balance between these components. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the need for information support of the processes of developing social responsibility in higher education institutions within the education services market. To attain the study objectives, the following research methods were employed: expert analysis of the higher education transparency; methods of assessing the key stakeholders’ involvement (students, employers and civil society) in encouraging the University social activities. The findings have identified the challenges and barriers to fostering further academic freedom and institutional autonomy, academic freedom and public-private partnership, boosting academic freedom as an ethical dimension and social responsibility, promoting academic freedom and entrepreneurship. It is argued that education – technological progress complementarity has a number of important implications for the national economic policy. The conclusions verify that the relationships between education, innovation and qualifications is the background for developing social responsibility in universities that contributes to integrating basic education and employment, lifelong learning and maintenance of professional qualifications, promoting innovation and social accountability.

The Strategic Imperative of Quality Assurance

2022 ◽  
pp. 212-227
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Meguid
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Fundamental Question ◽  
New Normal ◽  
American University ◽  
Standard Procedures ◽  
Strategic Imperative

This chapter focuses on the fundamental question: What is the strategic importance of quality assurance (QA) for higher education institutions (HEIs)? Divided into four main segments, the chapter begins by defining QA within the context of a continuum, ranging from entirely voluntarily QA—as a part of the HEI internal standard procedures—to more ‘prescriptive' models, as mandated by ranking and accreditation bodies. Secondly, the chapter engages in identifying specific strategic functions of QA in light of two inherent objectives of HEIs: competitiveness and sustainable impact. Next, the chapter showcases the role of QA played in advancing the American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business to the renowned triple-crown accreditation status (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA), while highlighting both challenges encountered and implementable solutions. Last of all, the chapter discusses potential future changes to QA, given the ‘new normal' of the higher education landscape.

scholarly journals Mediating role of employee motivation for training, commitment, retention, and performance in higher education institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Bhawna Chahar ◽  
Samax Rana Jain ◽  
Vinod Hatwal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Faculty Development Program ◽  
Faculty Motivation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The motivation of the individuals working in higher education institutions has been a topic of great interest for managers and researchers for a long while. This study has been taken to estimate the importance of faculty development program (FDP) as perceived by a faculty member, the role of FDP on faculty motivation and faculty performance, exploring whether faculty motivation mediates the relationship between FDP and employee performance. To achieve the stated aim, data has been collected from 311 faculty members associated with government and private sector institutions of higher education in Uttarakhand State (India). Important factors that motivate faculty to participate in FDP and its influence on faculty motivation and performance were analyzed using factor analysis, regression analysis, and Sobel test to establish the relationship. The findings indicate that FDP has a positive effect on the teaching of faculty, enhances their skills, helps control their emotions, and strengthens their capacity to perform academic and administrative duties. Moreover, FDP enhances work motivation and, in turn, helps faculty in improving their performances. To strengthen faculty motivation, the emphasis must be put on improving faculty recognition and reputation, making work more challenging and exciting, providing better career advancement prospects, and focus more on appropriate salary and compensation benefits for faculty members.

scholarly journals The Development of a Questionnaire to Measure the Institutional Performance in Higher Education Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulshan Alvi ◽  
Nazima Bibi ◽  
Mahwish Safder
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Support Services ◽  
Mission Statement ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Public Disclosure ◽  
Institutional Performance ◽  
Validity And Reliability

The objective of the study was to develop a questionnaire named IPQ (Institutional Performance Questionnaire) that measures the institutional performance of higher educational institutions. The scale comprised 11 subscales: Mission Statement and Goal (5 items), Planning and Evaluation (3 items), Organization & Governance, (3 items), Integrity (3 items), Faculty (3 items), Students (2 items), Institutional Resources (3 items), Academic Programs and Curricula (3 items), Public Disclosure and Transparency (2 items), Assessment & Quality Assurance (8 items), and Student Support Services (3 items). In total, 25 faculty members of the universities were selected by multistage stratified sampling, response to the questionnaire. The questionnaire was pilot tested and the Cronbach's alpha for the entire questionnaire was .951; for each subscale, alpha ranged from .623 to 0.823. Exploratory factor analysis was utilized to establish the construct validity of institutional performance in higher education institutions Findings of the study confirmed the validity and reliability of the IPQ (Institutional Performance Questionnaire).  

How Personal Values Affect Social Responsibility in Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
pp. 102-127
Author(s):  
Vojko Potocan ◽  
Niksa Alfirevic ◽  
Zlatko Nedelko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Current State ◽  
Accelerate Development

Recent research has investigated how personal values of university stakeholders shape social responsibility of universities. Interest of universities for their responsibility toward society, beyond fundamental academic goals related to creating, transferring and preserving knowledge in society has become more widespread since 1970s. As social responsibility has evolved, universities have started to look into questions about mechanisms through which beliefs, values, attitudes impact their socially responsible behavior. This chapter provides an insight into the role of university stakeholders' personal values to creation of social responsibility of higher education institutions and explain how their values accelerate development of broader society. Findings enable new understanding of current state of social responsibility in higher education and suggest possible solutions for its improvment.

scholarly journals The Competencies and Knowledge Entrepreneurship relationship in Higher Education Institutes: Examining the Moderating Role of Organizational Climate

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 390-398
Author(s):  
Nida Kamal ◽  
Bakhtiar Ali ◽  
Hina Samdani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
The Public

Higher education institutions, in the knowledge economy, have a significant role in encouraging innovation and ultimately accelerating economic growth by the creation and transfer of knowledge. This study concentrates on the construct of knowledge entrepreneurship in higher education institutions of the public and private sectors in Pakistan. It highlights the competencies required to enhance knowledge entrepreneurship in presence of an encouraging organizational climate. Using the dynamic capability theory, this study theorizes the essential role of Personal, Professional and social competencies of faculty members in Higher education institutions in creating and disseminating various forms of knowledge while the organization maintains support, encouragement, leadership and the vision to accomplish the same. Implications and areas for future research are highlighted for further expansion in literature.

Practices of inclusion for carers who are higher education students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Taylor ◽  
Paula Gleeson ◽  
Tania Teague ◽  
Michelle DiGiacomo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Students With A Disability ◽  
Crucial Part

The role of unpaid and informal care is a crucial part of the health and social care system in Australia and internationally. As carers in Australia have received statutory recognition, concerted efforts to foster engagement in carer participation in work and education has followed. However, little is known about the strategies and policies that higher education institutions have implemented to support the inclusion of carers. This study has three components: first, it employs a review of evidence for interventions to support to support carers; second, it reviews existing higher education institutions’ policies to gauge the extent of inclusive support made available to student carers, and; third it conducts interviews with staff from five higher education institutions with concerted carer policies in Australia were held to discuss their institutions’ policies, and experiences as practitioners of carer inclusion and support. Results indicate difficulty in identifying carers to offer support services, the relatively recent measures taken to accommodate carers in higher education, extending similar measures which are in place for students with a disability, and difficulties accommodating flexibility in rigid institutional settings. A synthesis of these findings were used to produce a framework of strategies, policies and procedures of inclusion to support carers in higher education.

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