Is a public university an enterprise?

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
Roman Sobiecki
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
The Public ◽  
Unique Character

The essay is a voice in the discussion about the activities of public universities in the context of the new Law on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018. Due to the unique character of this institution, the author thinks that the answer is not simple. However, the most important thing is that universities should retain priority in realizing the public goals for which they were established.

scholarly journals The Educational Social Practices and their metaphors. Approaches to a reconstruction of meanings from critical perspectives

2020 ◽  
pp. 103-130
Author(s):  
Néstor Horacio Cecchi ◽  
◽  
Fabricio Oyarbide ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Meanings

For those of us who have been going through the public university for decades, a clear tendency in most of our institutions to rethink their senses, their missions, their functions, in sum: their must be. In these times and these contexts in which deep inequalities are made visible with absolute clarity, these tendencies to construct new meanings acquire a particular relevance. We understand that public universities in the exercise of their autonomy and as members of the State, must assume a leading role with a contribution that contributes to guaranteeing rights, in particular, of the subalternized sectors. This critical positioning is inescapable to consolidate the social commitment of our higher education institutios. This compelling transformative intention has a valuable background. In this sense, we warn that both in Argentina and in some of the countries of the Region, tendencies to consolidate, systematize, institutionalize processes of emancipatory articulation in their relations with the territory, organizations and social movements have been reproduced for some years, many of them, through curricularization processes in its different meanings. These experiences, dissimilar by the way, find the need to settle, to institutionalize themselves through various conformations that in some cases converge in Educational Social Practices or similar names, with different, unique formats, but with different meanings as well. That is why we propose to display, analyze, make visible some of the salient characteristics of these processes, the regulations, their singularities, similarities, the multiplicity of their feelings, in sum, their metaphors.

scholarly journals The public university and the retreat from globalisation: An economic geography perspective on managing local-global tensions in international higher education

2020 ◽  
pp. 0308518X2095908
Author(s):  
Eric Knight ◽  
Andrew Jones ◽  
Meric S Gertler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Geography ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
The City

As a growing backlash against globalisation gathers momentum, internationally oriented public universities face a period of great unrest. In particular, they find themselves caught between the narrowing local agendas of their public funders and the global outlook of their researchers and students. We suggest that an economic geography lens provides a powerful perspective for how universities might navigate these tensions. Specifically, we show how local-global tensions can be managed through strategies engaged at the city and regional level. Our contribution seeks to inform current debates in the higher education sector and bring economic geography more centrally into public discourse on this topic.

scholarly journals Statistical analysis of the structure and dynamics of material and human resources in public education over the past two academic years in Bacau

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugenia Harja
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Public University ◽  
University Education ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
The Past ◽  
Structure And Dynamics ◽  
Material Basis

The public university education in Bacau, represented by “Vasile Alecsandri” University from Bacau has developed over the past two years not only in terms of student numbers, but as human and material resources available to them. After the number of students per teacher, public higher education from Bacau is situated on the second place after Iasi, the number of teachers representing 1% of the country. The structure by scientific degrees of teachers has improved in the last year, reaching over 36% professors and lecturers and 144 PhDs. Over 55% of the teachers are younger than 40 years. The material basis has improved both quantitatively and qualitatively by putting into use a new building, bringing an additional 27 classrooms and 11 seminar rooms and providing the conditions of modern higher education.

The Changing Mission and Nature of Partnerships in Public Universities

2013 ◽  
pp. 726-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Robin Russo ◽  
Kristin Brittain
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public University ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Academic Mission ◽  
New Business ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The University

Reasons for public education are many; however, to crystalize and synthesize this, quite simply, public education is for the public good. The goal, or mission, of public education is to offer truth and enlightenment for students, including adult learners. Public education in the United States has undergone many changes over the course of the last 200 years, and now public education is under scrutiny and is facing a continual lack of funding from the states. It is due to these issues that public higher education is encouraging participatory corporate partnerships, or neo-partnerships, that will fund the university, but may expect a return on investment for private shareholders, or an expectation that curriculum will be contrived and controlled by the neo-partnerships. A theoretical framework of an academic mission and a business mission is explained, the impact of privatization within the K-12 model on public higher education, the comparison of traditional and neo-partnerships, the shift in public higher education towards privatization, a discussion of university boards, and the business model as the new frame for a public university. A public university will inevitably have to choose between a traditional academic mission that has served the nation for quite some time and the new business mission, which may have negative implications for students, academic freedom, tenure, and faculty-developed curriculum.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Image and Legitimacy in the Spanish Public University

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Cristina Del-Castillo-Feito ◽  
Encarnación González-Vázquez ◽  
Jaime Gil Lafuente
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Complex Environment ◽  
Administrative Personnel ◽  
The Government ◽  
Spanish Public Universities ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
The Relationship

The correct management of intangible assets such as image and legitimacy can be crucial for the survival and success of organizations given the current competitive landscape. These variables have been analysed in the literature due to their importance, however additional research is still needed in order to clarify the way they relate. Spanish public universities operate in a complex environment, competing for economic resources from the government as well as for talented students, prestigious professors and competent employees at national and international levels. The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between image and legitimacy in the higher education context. For this purpose, a review on the literature regarding image and legitimacy will be carried out, followed by the analysis of the results obtained through a survey distribution to a variety of universities’ stakeholders (students, professors, administrative personnel, alumni and managers). To treat the data PLS SEM was used. The results confirm the proposed hypothesis on the influence that image has on legitimacy.

scholarly journals Key Performance Indicators Of Public Universities Based On Quality Assessment Criteria In Thailand

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kritsana Sukboonyasatit ◽  
Chaiwit Thanapaisarn ◽  
Lampang Manmar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Public University ◽  
Key Performance Indicator ◽  
The Public ◽  
Corporate Goals ◽  
Strategic Context

The research objective was to develop public universities key performance indicators. Qualitative research and interviews were employed with each public universitys senior executive and quality assessors. The sample group was selected by the office of the public sector development commission and Thailands public universities can be separated into three groups based on their quality assessment score: 1) the high scoring group, 2) the moderate scoring group, and 3) the low scoring group. The results showed that the high scoring group had set a clear strategic context such as vision, mission, core values and corporate goals. In the case of the moderate scoring group it was found that some sections of the strategic context, such as the vision and mission, had already been defined, but corporate goals were yet to be determined. The strategic context was not clear and remained inactive for the low scoring group. In additional, each public university should establish two different sets of key performance indicators; first, a common key performance indicator which is aligned with the public university mission to enhance macro education, and which can be separated by five assessment perspectives as follows: 1) to produce graduates, 2) to promote and expand the universitys research, 3) to provide academic services, 4) to preserve and promote the arts, culture and heritage, and 5) to manage the university. The second specific key performance indicator should be aligned with the universitys strategic context, especially its vision and goals.

scholarly journals As cotas nas universidades públicas diminuem a qualidade dos ingressantes?

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (69) ◽  
pp. 652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Vilela ◽  
Thiago Yudi Tachibana ◽  
Naercio Menezes Filho ◽  
Bruno Komatsu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Quota System ◽  
Palabras Clave

<p>Este artigo utiliza os microdados do Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem) e do Censo da Educação Superior para, através de simulações sobre os efeitos das cotas, quantificar e qualificar estimativas do impacto causado pela política de cotas para acesso às universidades federais sobre a distribuição de notas do Enem de cotistas e não cotistas, as notas de corte e as médias de notas dos ingressantes. Os resultados mostram que a maior diversidade (de categoria administrativa do ensino médio, de renda e de raça) nas universidades federais, introduzida pelas cotas, não acarreta ingresso de alunos com notas significativamente menores quando comparado com o cenário sem cotas. Isso ocorre devido à existência de potenciais cotistas cujas notas se encontravam acima do último decil (décimo) de notas em número suficiente para preencher as vagas reservadas.</p><p><strong>Palavras-chave:</strong> Cotas; Universidades Públicas; Políticas Públicas; Desempenho Escolar.</p><p>  </p><p><strong>¿Las cuotas en las universidades públicas disminuyen la calidad de los ingresantes?</strong></p><p>Este artículo utiliza los microdatos del Examen Nacional de la Enseñanza Media (Enem) y del Censo de Educación Superior para, a través de simulaciones sobre los efectos de las cuotas, cuantificar y calificar estimaciones del impacto causado por la política de cuotas para acceso a las universidades federales sobre la distribución de notas del Enem de cuotistas y no cuotistas, las notas de corte y los promedios de notas de los ingresantes. Los resultados muestran que la mayor diversidad (de categoría administrativa de la enseñanza media, de renta y de raza) en las universidades federales, introducida por las cuotas, no acarrea ingreso de alumnos con notas significativamente menores cuando es comparado con el escenario sin cuotas. Esto ocurre debido a la existencia de potenciales cuotistas cuyas notas se encontraban por encima del último decil (décimo) de billetes en número suficiente para llenar las vacantes reservadas.</p><p><strong>Palabras clave:</strong> Cuotas; Universidades Públicas; Políticas Públicas; Rendimiento Escolar.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Do public university quotas lower the quality of entrants?</strong></p><p>This article uses microdata from the National High School Exam (Enem) and the Higher Education Census to make simulations of the effects of quotas, and quantifies and qualifies their estimated effects on the access of students to federal universities, including the distribution of Enem scores as well as the cutoff and average scores for quota and non-quota students. The results show that the greater diversity (in terms of public school, poor and minority students) in federal universities caused by the introduction of the quota system has not led to the admission of students with significantly lower scores when compared to the scenario without quotas. This is due to the existence of potential quota students whose scores are in the highest score decile in sufficient numbers to fill the reserved places.</p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Quotas; Public Universities; Public Policy; Academic Performance.

scholarly journals Estudio contrastivo de la oferta académica de Grado y anterior al Plan Bolonia en las Universidades Públicas de la Comunidad de Madrid

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Oliva Marañón
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
University Education ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Contrastive Study ◽  
Double Degree ◽  
Carlos Iii

<p>La estructura de las enseñanzas universitarias se ha modificado para servir a unos objetivos sociales y educativos más amplios, por lo que, a raíz de la implantación del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES), ha aumentado la oferta universitaria de titulaciones de Doble Grado y Posgrado. En este nuevo ámbito educativo se crea un Marco de Cualificaciones de carácter internacional para facilitar la transferencia y el reconocimiento de los estudios cursados en otros países. La mutua confianza entre instituciones de Enseñanza Superior y el reconocimiento de las titulaciones que expiden tiene como soporte básico una metodología común, contrastada, de evaluación y de acreditación de la calidad. Los objetivos de esta investigación son analizar y comparar la oferta académica tanto de Grado como de Ingenierías, Licenciaturas y Diplomaturas de las universidades públicas madrileñas; así como discernir sus señas de identidad. Se ha realizado un estudio contrastivo de titulaciones de Grado, Doble Grado, bilingües, online y anteriores al Plan Bolonia por áreas de conocimiento; de los estudiantes matriculados; y del número de docentes. Los resultados constatan una oferta académica heterogénea; la prevalencia de titulaciones bilingües y online en las Universidades Carlos III y Rey Juan Carlos, respectivamente; la mayor presencia de alumnos matriculados en el área de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas en las Universidades Complutense y Rey Juan Carlos; y la adecuación de la oferta académica a las demandas empresariales, lo que sitúa a los universitarios de la Comunidad de Madrid a la vanguardia del conocimiento en la Sociedad de la Información.</p><p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p><strong>Contrastive study of the academic offer Degree and pre-Bologna Process in Public Universities of Madrid.</strong></p><p>The structure of University education has been modified to serve wider social and educational goals, so that, following the implementation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has increased University offering Undergraduate and graduate Double Degrees. In this new educational sphere, an international qualifications framework character is created to facilitate the transfer and recognition of the studies undertaken in other countries. Mutual trust between institutions of Higher Education and recognition of qualifications they issue are as basic support a common, proven, evaluation and quality accreditation methodology. The objectives of this research are to analyze and compare both academic offerings as Engineering Degree, Degrees and the others Degrees previous of Bologna Plan; as well as to discern the identity of the Public Universities of Madrid. It is performed a contrastive study of undergraduate Degrees, Double Degree, bilingual, online and pre-Bologna areas of knowledge; the students enrolled Degree in teaching; and the number of teachers. The Results indicate a heterogeneous academic offerings; prevalence of bilingual and online Degrees at the Universities Carlos III and Rey Juan Carlos, respectively; the increased presence of students in the area of Social Sciences and Law at the Universities Complutense and Rey Juan Carlos; and the adequacy of academic offerings to professional trends, which places the students of Madrid at the vanguard of knowledge in the Information Society.</p>

scholarly journals Hybrid Experiments in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 540-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Lee Kleinman ◽  
Noah Weeth Feinstein ◽  
Greg Downey ◽  
Sigrid Peterson ◽  
Chisato Fukada
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Business Logic ◽  
Organizational Strategies ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University ◽  
Traditional Norms

In response to the many pressures facing public higher education, public universities are experimenting with business-oriented practices that seem likely to alter their nature and purposes. In this paper, we examine several hybrid experiments—new organizational strategies intended deliberately, sometimes explicitly, to hybridize the traditional norms and practices associated with academia and business at one emblematic public university. These cases illustrate how each hybrid experiment is a tacit response to existing norms and strategies that govern the university–business boundary, initiated as a hedge against the challenging fiscal and political climate. Taken together, they do not lead to a unitary and/or linear spread of business codes and practices. Instead, what some have referred to as “business logic” appears multifaceted, having many elements that are deployed, institutionalized, and perceived differently in different contexts, even within a single university.

Performance Indicators and Accountability in Portuguese Public Universities

2018 ◽  
pp. 210-233
Author(s):  
Augusta da Conceição Santos Ferreira ◽  
Carlos Santos ◽  
Graça Maria do Carmo Azevedo ◽  
Judite Gonçalves ◽  
Jonas da Silva Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Performance

The public sector in Portugal has undergone major reforms, coercing institutions of higher education into greater transparency in accountability and performance indicators. The purpose of this chapter is to evaluate the level of disclosure of performance indicators by the Higher Education Institutions in Portuguese Public Universities, with a special emphasis on the obligatory nature and to evaluate if there are factors that influence the level of disclosure. This study was based on the content analysis of the management or activity reports of the 13 Portuguese public universities to calculate de level of disclosure, and used the quantitative analysis based on the Least-squares regression on the investigation of factors that influence the level of disclosure. According to the data obtained, it can be concluded that Portuguese Public Universities discloses performance indicators imposed by law and voluntarily, and it was verified that the level of disclosure is influenced by the variables dimension, financing from other sources of funding and the ranking of web of universities.

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