scholarly journals UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS: MUSEUMS AT UNIVERSITIES. GUARDIANS OF ACADEMIC HERITAGE, IN THE LIGHT OF LEGAL REGULATIONS AND PRAXIS

Muzealnictwo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Marta Saszkiewicz ◽  
Joanna Ślaga
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
National Heritage ◽  
History Of ◽  
Management Modes ◽  
The Given

Establishing and organising university museums at higher-education institutions demonstrates an increased interest in the history of the given institution, its bonds with the region, yet first and foremost it points to the need to preserve traces of academic heritage constituting an important component of national heritage. To-date, university museums in Poland have been dedicated neither an unequivocal definition, nor specific legal regulations. These organizations are characterized by differentiated management modes, formulation of goals, as well as varied policies of amassing collections. An attempt at defining university museums and their legal status, as well as their positioning in tertiary-education institutions’ structure has been made. Moreover, the nuances resulting from the failure to have included university museums in the Act on Museums of 21 November 1996 have been clarified. Additionally, a list of university museums for 2020, put together as a result of the research conducted by the paper’s Authors and based on the documents available in the archive of the Association of University Museums (SMU), has been presented.

scholarly journals What Happened to Your College Town: The Changing Relationship of Higher Education and College Towns, 1940–2000

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-340
Author(s):  
Kate Rousmaniere
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
History Of Higher Education ◽  
Campus Housing ◽  
College Towns ◽  
Education Enrollment ◽  
History Of ◽  
To Come ◽  
And Function ◽  
Relationship Of

AbstractThis essay examines the history of what is commonly called the town-gown relationship in American college towns in the six decades after the Second World War. A time of considerable expansion of higher education enrollment and function, the period also marks an increasing detachment of higher education institutions from their local communities. Once closely tied by university offices that advised the bulk of their students in off-campus housing, those bonds between town and gown began to come apart in the 1970s, due primarily to legal and economic factors that restricted higher education institutions’ outreach. Given the importance of off-campus life to college students, over half of whom have historically lived off campus, the essay argues for increased research on college towns in the history of higher education.

scholarly journals Eduards Volters and the Institutionalization of Book Science in the Early 20th Century

Knygotyra ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 230-263
Author(s):  
Aušra Navickienė
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
European Region ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of

Eduardas Volteris (1856‒1941) is one of the first book theorists in the Eastern European region and developer of the most important memory and higher education institutions of independent Lithuania. This article analyzes the early 20th c. phenomenon of the institutionalization of book science. It attempts to answer the question of how Eduardas Volteris contributed to establishing the very first Eastern European societies of book researchers, to consolidating the sciences of bibliography, bibliology and book science within the realm of academia, and to professionalising of book scholarship. The sources for examination of the social aspects of book science are: documents belonging to the Russian Society of Bibliology, which was active in St. Petersburg in 1899–1931, materials in scholarly serial publications on book science of the early 20th c., theoretical papers published by E. Volteris, and the results of the historical studies on the history of European book science.

scholarly journals The Peculiarities of Preparation of Masters for Teaching of the Pedagogical Disciplines in the Institutions of Higher Pedagogical Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 103-117
Author(s):  
Oktaviia Fizeshi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Active Listening ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
History Of

The prerequisite for ensuring the professional training of masters in the specialty "The Primary Education" in Ukraine is the formation of their professional competence to teach in the higher education institutions. After all, in addition to qualifying as a primary school teacher, they are also qualified as the teacher of pedagogy. Accordingly, the preparation of the modern primary school teacher requires the organization of the educational process in higher education on a scientific humanistic basis which provides purposeful systematic provision of psychological and pedagogical training of scientific and pedagogical staff for the higher education institutions of different levels of accreditation for their interaction with students. This article summarizes the author's experience of studying the teaching methods of the disciplines "Fundamentals of Pedagogy", "Didactics", "Theory and Methods of Education", "Socio-pedagogical Fundamentals of Educational Management" and "History of Pedagogy". In particular, theoretical and aspects of students' methodical activity are revealed: active listening, participation in dialogue and discussion during lectures, observation of pedagogical classes from different sections (basics of pedagogy, didactics, theory of education, history of pedagogy), development of the text of lectures on separate topics, micro-teaching and analysis of pedagogical situations, their modeling, execution of creative tasks, production of visual material. Preparation of the masters for teaching of pedagogical disciplines in the institutions of higher pedagogical education facilitates their mastery of the basic concepts and categories of pedagogy, historical aspects of the formation of pedagogy as a science, current trends in education; the content of pedagogical disciplines in the institutions of higher pedagogical education; features of the education process, its regularities and principles, the methods and organizational forms, etc. Also, in the process of studying the methodology of teaching pedagogical disciplines, the masters have the ability to prepare curricula for disciplines; to plan and conduct various types of training (lectures, seminars and practical classes); to control and diagnose students' educational achievements; to organize various types of cognitive work with students, etc.

ANALYSIS OF READING LITERACY LEVEL OF STUDENTS OF NON-PHILOLOGICAL DEPARTMENTS OF VORONEZH HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE ASPECT OF ENHANCING OF HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 131-139
Author(s):  
И.В. Булгакова ◽  
М.В. Панова ◽  
О.А. Швецова
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Reading Literacy ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Educational Situation ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
The Given

В данной статье говорится о важности повышения уровня читательской грамотности как одной из стратегических целей в решении задач повышения качества российского высшего образования. Поставленная в исследовании проблема представляется одной из ключевых в современной педагогической ситуации, о чем свидетельствует ряд постановлений правительства Российской Федерации, которые приводятся в представленной статье. Авторами настоящего исследования отмечается необходимость опоры при языковой подготовке обучающихся в системе высшего образования на современные требования к профессиональной компетентности будущих специалистов. В статье показана значимость расширения системы знаний, умений и навыков, важных для эффективной профессиональной деятельности выпускников. Доказывается необходимость улучшения читательской грамотности студентов нефилологических факультетов образовательных организаций, функционирующих на уровне высшего образования. В практической части представленного исследования авторами анализируется уровень читательской грамотности обучающихся нефилологических факультетов воронежских вузов, причем именно в аспекте процесса повышения качества образования в высшей школе. The given article focuses on the importance of enhancing the reading literacy quality as one of the strategic targets in solving the problems of enhancing of Russian higher education quality. The problem researched in the article is thought to be among the central ones in the modern educational situation, which is proved by a set of governmental documents of Russian Federation mentioned in the article. The necessity of basing on modern requirements to the professional competence of future specialists in the student language training in the system of higher education is empathized by the authors. The importance of developing the system of knowledge, skills and accomplishments, urgent for graduates’ professional activities, is demonstrated in the given research. The necessity of improving reading competency of the students of non-philological departments of higher education institutions is proved. In the practical segment of the given research the level of reader competency of the students of non-philological departments of Voronezh higher education institutions in the aspect of the process of enhancing high school education quality is analyzed.

Higher Education Environment

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
New Era ◽  
Education Environment

Tertiary education faces a new era as expectations for good quality education are increasing. Globalization and knowledge Society formed new conditions on the global economic and geopolitical scene, and led higher education ahead to new challenges which require a redefinition of its role. These challenges have created new opportunities, new collaborations and new ways of managing Higher Education Institutions. In response to the demand for higher quality products and services, a growing number of Higher Education Institutions worldwide are implementing Total Quality Management (TQM) and the Deming Management Method. The first chapter is designed to provide the reader an overview of the role of Higher Education Institutions and the implications of globalization and knowledge society on tertiary education. Furthermore, this chapter deals with the strategic challenges of Higher Education Institutions and their strategic response to those challenges, focused on Deming and Total Quality Management.

Analysis of financial sustainability indicators of higher education institutions on foreign direct investment

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-99
Author(s):  
Faris Nasif Alshubiri
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Education Expenditure ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of financial sustainability indicators of higher education on foreign direct investment (FDI) using empirical evidence from 26 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The basic criterion for determining the financial sustainability of higher education institutions included indicators of income generated by higher education institutions being greater than the operational costs. However, this requires financial sustainability, which depends on financial self-sufficiency without seeking external financial assistance. This situation is affected by investment attractiveness. Design/methodology/approach Three quantitative proxies were used in this study to explain the financial sustainability indicators in higher education institutions of OECD countries: financial expenditures proxy measured by current tertiary education expenditure (CE); efficiency proxy measured by university-life expectancy (ULE) and endogenous growth proxy measured by gross enrolment tertiary ratio (GETR) to show the effect on FDI. Also, this study used six control variables considered an important part of experimental design and refers to contributing factors that were eliminated to clarify the independent variable and a dependent variable nexus. The quantitative data was collected from World Development Indicators (WDI). This study applied a STATA version using panel data techniques for over 15 years from 2001 to 2015 and also used fixed effect (FE) and random effect (RE) estimations to address problems of heterogeneity. To mitigate the endogeneity problem, the generalized method of moments (GMM) was also used. Findings The results of this study were derived from the adoption of financial models applied in higher education institutions to test the financial sustainability indicators. Based on the RE and FE results, a one per cent increase in the current tertiary education expenditure caused about 0.19 and 0.18 per cent increase in FDI in the OECD economies. This positive and significant impact was higher when considering the problem of endogeneity by applying the GMM estimations. FDI grew by about 0.22 per cent when the CE increased by one percent. Meanwhile, there was a significant and negative relationship between FDI and the GETR variable for the FE results but this previous relationship was insignificant for RE estimations. The FDI in OECD economies decreased by about 0.0006 per cent when the GETR increased by 1 per cent. This negative effect became larger when applying the GMM estimations. Finally, the ULE results showed there was a positive and insignificant relationship between ULE and FDI for all estimators. Practical implications The management and analysis of the financial health indicators is necessary to evaluate educational activities but is not sufficient to achieve financial sustainability, which extends beyond the indicators of financial health to encompass factors such as student achievements; research and scientific output; community engagement; productive capacity; quality inputs; risk and infrastructure; and systems. Originality/value This study is considered one of the few existing studies examining the ways in which to achieve financial sustainability in higher education institutions using quantitative financial methods. Specifically, this study adopted Pecking order theory in its analysis of the financial sustainability indicators to clarify whether the financial sustainability indicators of higher education institutions lead to an improvement in the attractiveness of foreign investment in OECD countries in the long run. The findings contribute to the necessity of adopting internal financing sources in accordance with the Pecking Order theory to help achieve financial sustainability growth.

scholarly journals LETTERS “TO THE AUTHORITIES” AS A SOURCE ON THE HISTORY OF STUDENT LIFE DURING THE CIVIL WAR

2020 ◽  
pp. 151-162
Author(s):  
A. N. Eremeeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The State ◽  
State Archive ◽  
Armed Struggle ◽  
Vital Functions ◽  
History Of ◽  
Student Mobilization

The article is devoted to student letters "to the authorities" in 1918 – early 1920s, taken as a source for studying the student corporation during the Civil War. The research is limited to the Cossack regions of the Russian South – Don and Kuban, centers of the armed struggle against the Bolsheviks. Higher education institutions were founded there shortly before the revolution. As a result of a powerful intellectual migration from Petrograd and Moscow, new universities were founded in 1918–1919. Student letters used in the study were obtained from the archival funds of higher educational institutions, government and administrative bodies of the State Archive of Krasnodar region, the State Archive of Rostov region, and the Professional Education Department Main Collection of the State Archive of the Russian Federation. Recipients’ and addressee’ statuses, time, subject, and motivation for writing are taken as parameters and considered in the analysis of letters. Attention is given to notes, official inscriptions on the documents, as well as accompanying letters, official answers, autobiographies, questionnaires, etc. The content of letters is examined within the context of the higher education space formation, along with migration processes of the revolutionary years, and the situation of civil confrontation in the South of Russia. Later, the authors of some letters became known in various fields; the discovered texts help recreate the milestones of their early biographies, especially since many tried to conceal the fact of their life and schooling on non-Soviet territories. The research reveals specific themes and plots of student letters "to the authorities", their value as an authentic source of information. These themes are admission / transfer to another institution, student mobilization, ways of solving material problems, and the activities of student organizations. The author notes how the contradictions within the anti-Bolshevik camp (clearly pronounced on the Don and Kuban) influenced the content of the texts. This is especially true for collective messages "to the authorities" that defended the interests of particular groups or students as a whole. It is shown that the interpretation of certain events and processes was determined both by the real needs of the authors of the letters and by the current political situation. In general, letters "to authorities" are an important source for reconstructing students’ daily life and the vital functions of higher education institutions in extreme conditions.

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