scholarly journals Mapping the Policy Regulatory Environment of Transnational Education (TNE) in the Ghanaian Tertiary Education System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Ansah ◽  
Hope Pius Nudzor ◽  
Gloria Nyame ◽  
Ophelia Affreh
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Education System ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Policy Environment ◽  
Sequential Designs ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
The Government

Given the critical role of public policy in TNE arrangements of countries, and the fact that TNE partnerships are growing steadily in the Ghanaian tertiary education sector, a robust and resilient public policy environment is imperative. However, the public policy environment of TNE partnerships in the tertiary education sector in Ghana is unexamined by any scientific study to guide decision on TNE partnerships in Ghanaian tertiary education institutions (TEIs). Against this backdrop, this chapter examines the level of influence of public policy frameworks on TNE partnerships in TEIs in Ghana to ignite a national discourse on TNE regulation. A multiphase mixed-method research design, informed by exploratory and explanatory sequential designs was adopted for the study. The findings reveal that TNE partnerships are an emerging concept in the Ghanaian tertiary education system with less than 20% of the over 200 TEIs engaged in TNE partnerships. More importantly, the findings indicate that the policy environment of TNE partnerships of TEIs in Ghana is not sufficiently robust because no tailor-made policy regulatory frameworks exist to regulate TNE partnerships in TEIs. To this end, the study concludes that the existing policy regulatory frameworks for the Ghanaian tertiary education system are incapable of helping the country maximise the full benefits of TNE partnerships by ensuring win-win situations for TEIs engaged in TNE partnerships. In view of this, the study recommends that the government should develop a tailor-made policy framework for regulating TNE partnerships in Ghanaian TEIs.

scholarly journals Revisiting Tertiary Education System in Bangladesh: In Quest for Unraveling Existing Issues and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-66
Author(s):  
Shah Md Azimul Ehsan
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Education System ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Government

Once termed as a basket case, Bangladesh is now a development wonder. Recently, it has entered the cluster of lower-middle-income countries and is predicted to join the cohort of developed ones by 2041. However, the challenge that lies ahead is to sustain the current economic growth with the emerging threat of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). There is no doubt that the country have the upper hand in order to counter these emerging critical scenario with its huge number of youths. Nonetheless, it will be pertinent to turn these youth force into productive human capital through providing both general and technical education in order to yield higher returns. On this backdrop, this study attempts to know whether our existing tertiary education system is rendering quality education to convert our youth force into effective human resources. Using qualitative tools of social research and drawing information from various secondary sources, the study argues that the existing tertiary education system is failing to produce skilled human resources which is again resulting in lower returns to the economy.  Undoubtedly there has been quantitative progress in tertiary level education; nevertheless, the worrying factor has been regarding its quality. The crisis has not happened owing to the absence of adequate policy framework rather the translation of those into reality. This study offers a modest suggestion to take immediate steps by the government of Bangladesh to implement the recommendations as stated in the key policy instruments related to education and skill development along with the significant increase in the budgetary allocation for the tertiary education sector. In addition, efforts has to be put for transforming the existing University Grants Commission (UGC) into Higher Education Commission (HEC). Moreover, activation of the accreditation council is now a crying need for further improving the quality of education at the tertiary level.

scholarly journals Governing Indonesia’s Secondary Education System: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement in the Province of Yogyakarta

2016 ◽  
pp. 87-106
Author(s):  
Astrid Meilasari Sugiana ◽  
Jumintono Jumintono
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
Education System ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
The Government

This paper focuses on government policies for improving secondary education in decentralized Indonesia. The research combines policy evaluation in the field of education through mixed methods, namely the top down method measuring the effectiveness of Indonesia’s policy reforms in numerical terms and the bottom up ethno-methodological approach incorporating soft system methodology for complementing policy evaluation. Data analysis was done by examining the distribution of narratives provided by the respondents and carrying out a thematic analysis in which emerging themes were used to produce a complex and coherent narrative of the discourse emerging from the case study site in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. The education system in modern Indonesia is marked by the tension between the centralized policy strategy of the Suharto period and the reactive strategy of Post-Suharto decentralization. During his current administration, President Joko Widodo promulgated education policies focusing on basic education reforms in five major areas, namely (i) facilitating the expansion of education facilities across Indonesia through the public and private sector (expansion of facilities and infrastructure in terms of quantity and quality), (ii) making basic education more affordable and accessible across regions and social-economic indicators (accessibility), (iii) improving the quality of educators, service and outputs in basic education (quality), (iv) increasing the relevance of basic education to the demands of tertiary education, the labor market and local economic development (relevance), and (v) good governance and accountability of Indonesia’s basic education system (accountability and public responsiveness). In conjunction with the government and the market in education, indigenous social and political groups have played significant roles in developing the secondary education system in Indonesia. Moreover, these groups have also improved pupils’ performance and pupils’ learning outcomes by improving the extent and quality of the services they provide in comparison to those provided by public schools run by the government. Individualized services which cater to the needs, backgrounds and interests of the consumers have had profound impacts on enrollment, retention, motivation and pupils’ character, knowledge, technical competence and competitiveness. This makes the education system more engaging, empowering and inclusive while taking into account its comprehensiveness. This also aids in promoting learning communities for complementing the government induced education system, for protecting children and for providing a holistic and integrated education services.

scholarly journals A CASE STUDY OF "HABITUS" AND "FIELD": THE CHINESE RURAL STUDENTS ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-64
Author(s):  
Jingyi Dong
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Education Inequality ◽  
Financial Pressure ◽  
The University

This research focuses its inquiry on the economic aspect of rural university students' life in China, but the discussion goes beyond the economic field. Massification in the Chinese higher education system has increased the chance for rural youths to receive tertiary education. However, there is rarely sufficient data to record their status quo on the campus. This research intends to fill up the gap by making a comparison between the rural students who are located at different levels in the higher education system. This comparative analysis eventually leads to such findings: Those at the higher extreme of the hierarchy, who have more subsidies, tend to experience more frustration under financial pressure than those at the lower extreme, who are insufficiently funded. Presumably, the former are more directly exposed to rural-urban disparity. While the latter experience less frustration, they are less prepared to impacts from the unfamiliar urban society. The research, eventually going beyond the economic problems, has exposed a process in which the rural youths are victimized by the system that discriminates against the Chinese peasants, in which the higher education system plays a critical role. Key words: higher education, inequality, poverty, rural students.

Indian Education System In Fight Against Covid 19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Utsav Raj ◽  
Shivank Khare
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Indian Education ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
Secondary Schooling ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Web

The Coronavirus pandemic and thus the following lockdown has forced schools and colleges across India to temporarily shut and this unprecedented move had created a huge gap within the education bodies despite the central and the government doing their best to support e-learning and online education. Globally, the Indian Education sector is amongst the most important, with an in-depth network of quite 1.4 million schools and 993 Universities, 39931 Colleges, and 10725 Stand-Alone Institutions listed on the AISHE web portal. Because the Indian education system was mostly supported by the offline system and classes. Most of the first, and secondary schooling sectors were all supported offline education system has got to opt the web classes for empowering the education, and for the advantages of the scholars. Many faculties within the country have switched to online classes thanks to the lockdown, but one in four students is unable to connect because they don’t have a laptop, desktop, or tablet, according to a survey by economic times.

E-Commerce Education in China

2011 ◽  
pp. 313-333
Author(s):  
Xianfeng Zhang ◽  
Qi Li ◽  
Zhangxi Lin
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Quality Aspects ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Education In China ◽  
System Reformation

With an explosive growth of e-businesses worldwide, e-commerce in China is booming, leading to the development of e-commerce education. This paper is intended to investigate whether the education system in China accords well with the market demand and the status of e-commerce programs in China in order to seek strategies for China to cope with the challenges of global e-commerce empowered by fast updated information technologies. First, we construct a four-layer conceptual model to describe the relevant factors influencing e-commerce and e-commerce education. We then present the status of China’s e-commerce education in different educational categories. Although we find that current problems in China’s e-commerce education can be resorted in quantity and quality aspects, it generally is on the right track. Finally, we propose several main strategies for promoting the development of e-commerce education, in which the education system reformation is top priority and in which the government will play a critical role.

scholarly journals The Determinants of Public Education Expenditures: An Empirical Analysis of Changing Patterns and Growth of Public Expenditure on Education in Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
David Kamar Imana
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
General Education ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
University Education ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
The Government

This paper examined several factors that affect growth of public expenditure on education sector using reputable theories of public policy analysis, economics, and public finance. These theories were used to test and examine these factors mainly for the purposes of providing public policy recommendations. Standard multiple linear regression analysis method was used to analyze factors affecting growth of public expenditure on education using the four formulated models and equations representing; general education sector, primary, secondary and university education. The results in general showed that majority of the factors tested were positively significant and caused an increase of public expenditure on education. The paper found noticeably increase in public expenditure on education sector in Kenya since 1980 from the results, but still the actual amount of money spend on education sector is less than what is required. Therefore, the government should not only increase financial allocation but should also find reliable sources of funding education sector. In addition, the government should carry out reviews in all schools syllabuses in order to meet current changing jobs demands and maintaining quality education.

scholarly journals Singapore’s Education Concept: Comparative and Applicative Study to The Quality of Indonesia’s Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Euis Eka Pramiarsih
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Government ◽  
Education Concept

<p>Education is one of the most important components in life. Since man started educating themselves, since then man has managed to realize a wide range of development and progress in every part of their lives. In order to improve the quality of education in Indonesia, the government continues to make various reforms in the education sector. Indonesia's education system has advantages and disadvantages compared to other countries. Comparative studies of education systems is one way to find out various aspects related to the Indonesian education system with certain countries, especially those related to the advantages and disadvantages that occur in the education system. For this reason, on this occasion the author tries to review and describe the comparison of education between Indonesia and Singapore.</p>

scholarly journals Posisi Madrasah dalam Sistem Pendidikan Nasional di Era Otonomi Daerah

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Daud Yahya
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
National Education ◽  
National Education System ◽  
The Government

Madrasah is an Islamic educational institutions that have a long history, and finally recognized part of the National Education System . Madrasas are already managed by Depag / Kemenag with the religious sector is a problem when faced with the UU regions autonomy which necessitates the education sector be transferred to the government. At the end of the progress the school is not located in the under Depag and Kemenag but on the creativity the schools own.

scholarly journals On The Need For A New Economic Nomenclature

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsehai Alemayehu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Exact Nature ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Policy Environment ◽  
The Government

Fully 14 years after it came to power, many observers are unsure about the exact nature of the ideological bases for the economic policies pursued by the government of Ethiopia. It calls its political ideology revolutionary democracy and pronounces its economic policies as market based. Given the tight control it exercises over much of the economy and given the absence of private ownership of land in particular, many observers are quick to point that those self ascribed labels do not accurately characterize the economic policy environment of present day Ethiopia. Some would suggest that the Ethiopian economy is in actuality a centrally directed economy with aspirations of liberalization at some future date. This essay explores how the economic policy environment in Ethiopia compares against the traditional standards of a market system. It reports on the current policy framework and how that framework impacts on the efficiency of the operation of markets in such important regards as attracting adequate quantities of private investment from domestic and foreign sources and efficiently allocating the countrys labor and other critical resources. The essay also explores the extent to which the policy environment protects private property rights and promotes risk taking. The study concludes that the policy framework falls far short of what is normally expected in a free market economy.

scholarly journals The FinEs2 Plan as an educational policy. Variations in the period 2013-2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Federico Martín González ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Education System ◽  
Relative Autonomy ◽  
La Plata ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Do So

This article studies the variations in the forms of management of the “Plan de Finalización de los Estudios Secundarios (FinEs2)” based on the analysis of the narratives of the officials in charge of the government during the period 2013-2019. To do so, we start with a doctoral research conducted in the city of La Plata and, specifically, with the analysis of an empirical corpus built from semi-structured in-depth interviews with officials of this public policy of educational terminality. Finally, we concluded that although the education system presents relative autonomy with respect to the socio-political matrices, it is possible to identify both the continuity of certain definitions on the FinEs2 Plan and other elements that constitute clear ruptures.

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