Missions Of Universities

Author : Lars Engwall
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030418342

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Missions of Universities by Lars Engwall Pdf

This book provides an analysis of university missions over time and space. It starts out by presenting a governance framework focusing on the demands on universities set by regulators, market actors and scrutinizers. It examines organizational structures, population development, the fundamental tasks of universities, and internal governance structures. Next, the book offers a discussion of the idea and role of universities in society, exploring concepts such as autonomy and universality, and the university as a transformative institute. The next four chapters deal with the development of universities from medieval times, through the Renaissance, towards the research universities in the nineteenth century in Europe and the United States. The following five chapters analyse recent developments of increasing external demands manifested through evaluations, accreditations and rankings, which in turn have had effects on the organization of universities. Topics discussed include markets, managers, globalization, consumer models and competition. The book concludes by a discussion and analysis of the future challenges of universities.

Author : Bo Göransson,Claes Brundenius
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781441975096

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Universities in Transition by Bo Göransson,Claes Brundenius Pdf

Globalization, the information age, and the rise of the knowledge-based economy are significantly transforming the way we acquire, disseminate, and transform knowledge. And, as a result, knowledge production is becoming closer and more directly linked to economic competitiveness. This evolution is also putting new and urgent demands on academic institutions to adjust to the changing needs of society and economy. In particular, there is growing pressure on the institutions of higher education and research in developed economies to find and affirm their new role in the national innovation system. Their counterparts in developing economies need to define their role in supporting emerging structures of the innovation system. This book examines the role of universities and national research institutes in social and economic development processes. Featuring contributions that showcase initiatives and innovations from around the world, including China, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Scandinavia, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Western Europe, it offers timely insight that will be of interest to policymakers, university administrators, economic and social leaders, and researchers alike.

Author : Alfonso Borrero
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Community and college
ISBN : 9780889366855

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The University as an Institution Today by Alfonso Borrero Pdf

Describes the philosophy, mission, function, objectives, structures and service to culture and professions of the university as an institution.

Author : Gerard Chaliand
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351505055

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Mission of the University by Gerard Chaliand Pdf

In 1930, the great Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset set forth a program for reforming the modern Spanish university. Aware that the missions of the university are many and often competing, Ortega built his program around a conception of a general culture that knows no national boundaries or time limits and could fit into any national system of higher education. His ideas are especially pertinent to contemporary debate in America over curriculum development and the purpose of education.In this volume Ortega sought to answer two essential questions: what is the knowledge most worth knowing by all students and what is the function of the university in a modern democracy? Basing his answers on his own deep personal culture and an extensive knowledge of the various European university systems, Ortega defined four primary missions: the teaching of the learned professions, the fostering of scientific research, training for political leadership, and finally the creation of cultured persons with the ability to make intellectual interpretations of the world. Ortega's understanding of general culture is set out in great detail here. He meant an active engagement in ideas and issues that were both historical and contemporary. His concern is with the classical problems of justice, the good society, who should rule, and the responsibilities of citizenship.In his informative and brilliant introduction to this new edition, Clark Kerr, a lifetime student of Ortega's work, analyzes Ortega's ideas in their historical context and speculates on how the great issues he dealt with here can be made contemporary for modern students facing the challenges and uncertainties of the twenty-first century. Mission of the University and its new opening essay will be of interest to educationists, social scientists, and above all the students of this era.

Author : J. Enders,H.F. de Boer,D.F. Westerheijden
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789460915550

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Reform of Higher Education in Europe by J. Enders,H.F. de Boer,D.F. Westerheijden Pdf

The volume ‘Reform of Higher Education in Europe’ is published in celebration of CHEPS’ 25th anniversary. All contributors to this book are working at CHEPS, and bring their extensive knowledge of the deep-seated reforms and changes to the field of higher education and research over the last 25 years. The chapters are each devoted to a detailed policy analysis deeply rooted in CHEPS’ quarter-century programme of theoretical and empirical research. Some contributions cover key themes of concern since CHEPS’ early years, including state-university relationships, quality assurance and funding. Other contributions cover more contemporary higher education policy issues, including European reform initiatives (innovation, the Bologna Process, doctoral training and the Erasmus programme) and debates around higher education institutions’ evolving functions, including the university’s third mission and the research function of universities of applied sciences. What unifies all chapters is their recognition that policy success is dependent on smart implementation grounded in a comprehensive understanding of highly complex policy processes. The book as a whole offers clear descriptions and analyses of how policy processes are implemented through co-ordinated institutional and stakeholder interventions. This volume seeks to enhance academic and policy-maker understanding of Europe’s evolving higher education system as it emerges as a cornerstone of the contemporary knowledge society.

Author : Gerald Grace
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134545209

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Catholic Schools by Gerald Grace Pdf

In this ground-breaking book, Gerald Grace addresses the dilemmas facing Catholic education in an increasingly secular and consumer-driven culture. Theory and original research drawn from interviews with Catholic headts are combined.

Author : Graham Peeke
Publisher : Open University Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0335193382

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Mission and Change by Graham Peeke Pdf

Graham Peeke reviews critically the concept of institutional mission in higher and further education, and evaluates the claims made for its use. Through case studies he analyses different methods of establishing objectives, provides guidance on how to operationalize missions so that they are more than just rhetoric, and links institutional change with the development of a strategic perspective in education management. He argues that it is essential to adopt participative methods in mission development, that procedures for operationalization are crucial, and that broad dimensions of mission need to be agreed with the core of the organization. However, given the plurality of educational organizations, he also argues that autonomy is necessary for significant groupings throughout the institutions. This is essential reading for all policy-makers and managers in higher and further education, and for researchers into the management of higher education.

Author : Clark Kerr
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : UOM:39015007550661

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The Uses of the University by Clark Kerr Pdf

The President of the Univ. of California describes and assesses some of the significant trends and developments in higher education.

Author : Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015010793068

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Missions of the College Curriculum by Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Pdf

Author : John Waterbury
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781649030078

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Missions Impossible by John Waterbury Pdf

A rigorous examination of higher education policymaking in the Arab world None of the momentous challenges Arab universities face is unique either in kind or degree. Other societies exhibit some of the same pathologies—insufficient resources, high drop-out rates, feeble contributions to research and development, inappropriate skill formation for existing job markets, weak research incentive structures, weak institutional autonomy, and co-optation into the political order. But, it may be that the concentration of these pathologies and their depth is what sets the Arab world apart. Missions Impossible seeks to explain the process of policymaking in higher education in the Arab world, a process that is shaped by the region’s politics of autocratic rule. Higher education in the Arab world is directly linked to crises in economic growth, social inequality and, as a result, regime survival. If unsuccessful, higher education could be the catalyst to regime collapse. If successful, it could be the catalyst to sustained growth and innovation—but that, too, could unleash forces that the region’s autocrats are unable to control. Leaders are risk-averse and therefore implement policies that tame the universities politically but in the process sap their capabilities for innovation and knowledge creation. The result is sub-optimal and, argues John Waterbury in this thought-provoking study, unsustainable. Skillfully integrating international debates on higher education with rich and empirically informed analysis of the governance and finance of higher education in the Arab world today, Missions Impossible explores and dissects the manifold dilemmas that lie at the heart of educational reform and examines possible paths forward.

Author : Daniel, Ana Dias,Teixeira, Aurora A.C.,Preto, Miguel Torres
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781799801764

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Examining the Role of Entrepreneurial Universities in Regional Development by Daniel, Ana Dias,Teixeira, Aurora A.C.,Preto, Miguel Torres Pdf

Universities are becoming more entrepreneurial, and for local communities and companies, this has increased their economic standings tenfold. However, the competitiveness of developing economies thanks to these financially focused institutions has likewise increased. Examining the Role of Entrepreneurial Universities in Regional Development provides emerging research exploring how universities foster and support entrepreneurship and the development of a more entrepreneurial organization and highlights the importance of this process for local communities and companies. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as institutional entrepreneurship, public management, and economic contribution, this book is ideally designed for university presidents, provosts, rectors, chancellors, board members, managers, business professionals, policymakers, academicians, students, and researchers.

Author : John Aubrey Douglass
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421441863

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Neo-nationalism and Universities by John Aubrey Douglass Pdf

"This book offers the first significant examination of the rise of neo-nationalism and its impact on the missions, activities, behaviors, and productivity of leading national universities. This book also presents the first major comparative exploration of the role of national politics and norms in shaping the role of universities in nation-states, and vice versa, and discusses when universities are societal leaders or followers-in promoting a civil society, facilitating talent mobility, in researching challenging social problems, or in reinforcing and supporting an existing social and political order"--

Author : Kristin Bailey Wilson,Regina L. Garza Mitchell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119487616

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Forces Shaping Community College Missions by Kristin Bailey Wilson,Regina L. Garza Mitchell Pdf

Historically, community colleges have served societal and functional missions that expanded over time, with the result of trying to achieve multiple goals for multiple audiences. This volume explores the forces currently shaping community college missions and the resulting tension between stated goals, assumed goals, and achievement of those goals. In an era of increasing accountability, tighter coupling, and the need to do ever more with fewer resources, mission focus is vital to college survival. Explore such issues as: the unspoken social contract, transfer, developmental education, noncredit education, dual enrollment, workforce development, the free college movement, and planning for the future. The topics are explored thoughtfully from both scholarly and practical perspectives, highlighting the forces that shape community college missions. This is the 180th volume of this Jossey-Bass quarterly report series. Essential to the professional libraries of presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, New Directions for Community Colleges provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.

Author : William Pakenham WALSH (Bishop of Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019895030

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Christian Missions: six discourses delivered before the University of Dublin; being the Donnellan Lectures for 1861 by William Pakenham WALSH (Bishop of Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin.) Pdf

Author : Adrian Curaj,Liviu Matei,Remus Pricopie,Jamil Salmi,Peter Scott
Publisher : Springer
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319208770

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The European Higher Education Area by Adrian Curaj,Liviu Matei,Remus Pricopie,Jamil Salmi,Peter Scott Pdf

Bridging the gap between higher education research and policy making was always a challenge, but the recent calls for more evidence-based policies have opened a window of unprecedented opportunity for researchers to bring more contributions to shaping the future of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Encouraged by the success of the 2011 first edition, Romania and Armenia have organised a 2nd edition of the Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers’ Conference (FOHE-BPRC) in November 2014, with the support of the Italian Presidency of the European Union and as part of the official EHEA agenda. Reuniting over 170 researchers from more than 30 countries, the event was a forum to debate the trends and challenges faced by higher education today and look at the future of European cooperation in higher education. The research volumes offer unique insights regarding the state of affairs of European higher education and research, as well as forward-looking policy proposals. More than 50 articles focus on essential themes in higher education: Internationalization of higher education; Financing and governance; Excellence and the diversification of missions; Teaching, learning and student engagement; Equity and the social dimension of higher education; Education, research and innovation; Quality assurance, The impacts of the Bologna Process on the EHEA and beyond and Evidence-based policies in higher education. "The Bologna process was launched at a time of great optimism about the future of the European project – to which, of course, the reform of higher education across the continent has made a major contribution. Today, for the present, that optimism has faded as economic troubles have accumulated in the Euro-zone, political tensions have been increased on issues such as immigration and armed conflict has broken out in Ukraine. There is clearly a risk that, against this troubled background, the Bologna process itself may falter. There are already signs that it has been downgraded in some countries with evidence of political withdrawal. All the more reason for the voice of higher education researchers to be heard. Since the first conference they have established themselves as powerful stakeholders in the development of the EHEA, who are helping to maintain the momentum of the Bologna process. Their pivotal role has been strengthened by the second Bucharest conference." Peter Scott, Institute of Education, London (General Rapporteur of the FOHE-BPRC first edition)