Responding To Massification

Author : Philip G. Altbach,Liz Reisberg,Hans de Wit
Publisher : Springer
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463510837

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Responding to Massification by Philip G. Altbach,Liz Reisberg,Hans de Wit Pdf

Global massification of postsecondary education, with more than 200 million students studying at an untold number of institutions focusing on every specialization possible, necessitates a differentiated system of postsecondary education in every country. This book provides the first comparative study of how postsecondary education has evolved in 13 countries. The study offers an analysis of current global realities and how different nations have constructed their response. Our research shows that few countries have developed rational and differentiated academic systems to meet new realities. The book provides insights regarding useful approaches for the development of academic systems. The book reveals similarities and differences in the 13 case studies as different governments have expanded postsecondary education to respond to the massification of enrollment. Postsecondary education has become diversified, but for the most part not adequately differentiated in most countries. Several of the case studies underscore the challenge of sustaining differentiation within the system if credentials from non-university, postsecondary institutions are considered of lesser social status. Too often institutions that successfully address the practical needs of national economies are ultimately merged into the university system. There is an urgent need for the planning and structuring of coherent systems of postsecondary education to serve the increasingly diverse clientele in need of the skills required by the knowledge economy. This study is the first global analysis aimed at understanding how post-secondary education can be organized to meet society’s requirements and points to the need for designing coherent academic systems.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : OCLC:1066388320

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Author : Ewelina K. Niemczyk
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781779952172

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Education for sustainable development in BRICS by Ewelina K. Niemczyk Pdf

In the past ten years, the concept of education for sustainable development has become one of UNESCO’s key educational initiatives to address current global challenges. However, the attention was mainly devoted to primary and secondary education, and higher education was somewhat neglected. The primary focus on basic education has also diverted academic attention from the research exploring the relationship between higher education and sustainable development. Only recently has the academic discourse on this topic begun to gain ground. On that note, this book is meant to place higher education at the core of the necessary transformations to create awareness of more sustainable practices and policies.

Author : Ben Jongbloed,Hans Vossensteyn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136817670

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Access and Expansion Post-Massification by Ben Jongbloed,Hans Vossensteyn Pdf

The twenty-first century has the potential to be the era of universal higher education access: the post-massification century. The growth of knowledge-based service industries and an increased need for technological and social innovations require more education, training, and re-training at the post-secondary level. This edited collection addresses the crucial issues emerging from this ongoing expansion of higher education, focusing on how national systems of higher education can respond to demands for further expansion when traditional routes to higher education have been largely exhausted. Does it make a difference how secondary education systems are organised? Can we encourage under-represented groups to participate in higher education, offering them new ways of experiencing higher education without sacrificing quality? What role will new suppliers of higher education, such as private providers, and modes of delivery, such as MOOCs, play? Are there innovative ways to manage the finances of universal access, including tuition fees and student loans? Will all social groups benefit equally from expansion, and find the institution and programme that fits their needs? Expansion will require different modes of delivery, new system models, revised qualification structures, changes to the role played by government, and a revision of the public–private finance mix. While this may lead to tensions in terms of the quality, efficiency, or equality of opportunity in the higher education system, there are also new opportunities for students and higher education institutions. With experienced researchers offering insights, national strategies and policy examples from around the world, Access and Expansion Post-Massification will give researchers and policymakers the tools they need to expand higher education into the era of the knowledge society.

Author : Adula Bekele Hunde,Ephrem Tekle Yacob,Genene Abebe Tadesse,Kiros Guesh,Mekasha Kassaye Gobaw,Nigussie Dechassa,Tesfaye Muhiye Endris,Tesfaye Negewo,Yemataw Wondie
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783658390822

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Differentiating the Higher Education System of Ethiopia by Adula Bekele Hunde,Ephrem Tekle Yacob,Genene Abebe Tadesse,Kiros Guesh,Mekasha Kassaye Gobaw,Nigussie Dechassa,Tesfaye Muhiye Endris,Tesfaye Negewo,Yemataw Wondie Pdf

The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia commissioned a national study to review the overall education system of Ethiopia in 2016 that resulted in the Education and Training Roadmap outlining the unwavering commitment towards transformative changes in the national education system. Among the various areas identified in the Roadmap for further intervention and urgent policy shift was the dire need to differentiate the public universities—which for ages have stagnated from disciplinary and mission redundancy—and transform them to vibrant 21st century dynamic universities endowed with missions commensurate with the critical needs of the country.

Author : Simon Schwartzman
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030442637

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Higher Education in Latin America and the Challenges of the 21st Century by Simon Schwartzman Pdf

This book presents an overview of the region with one of the fastest growing higher education sectors in the world. Until the beginning of the 1980s, universities were restricted to the elites in Latin American countries, with less than 5 million students enrolled in its courses. In the last four decades, however, the region went through a boom of higher education institutions and now has more than 25 million students enrolled in more than 3,800 universities – approximately 10% of all students enrolled in higher education courses in the world with four times more higher education institutions than Europe. The boom of Latin American higher education is analyzed in this contributed volume by leading experts from the region. They discuss the causes and consequences of this massive expansion and the challenges they pose for different stakeholders such as governments, private entrepreneurs, teachers, researchers, students, policy makers, educational managers and many other social groups. Topics discussed in the volume include: Massive expansion of tertiary enrollment in Latin America Expansion of private higher education Proliferation of new kinds of institutions, different from the classic university model The challenge of developing quality assurance and accreditation systems Internationalization of academic research and teaching in Latin America The challenge of integrating academic research and technological innovation Higher Education in Latin America and the Challenges of the 21st Century will be a valuable resource for educational researchers, sociologists, political scientists and other social scientists dedicated to the study of the expansion of higher education and its social implications in different parts of the world. The book will also be of interest to policy makers s and both public and private agents interested in understanding the global dynamics of higher education.

Author : Jacqueline Bhabha,Wenona Giles,Faraaz Mahomed
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781108496889

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A Better Future by Jacqueline Bhabha,Wenona Giles,Faraaz Mahomed Pdf

This book explores the exclusion of underprivileged groups from higher education - a critical frontier for diversity and equality endeavors.

Author : Rosalind M.O. Pritchard,Mark O’Hara,Clare Milsom,James Williams,Liviu Matei
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789633863282

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The Three Cs of Higher Education by Rosalind M.O. Pritchard,Mark O’Hara,Clare Milsom,James Williams,Liviu Matei Pdf

The thirteen papers in this collection address three aspects of higher education, primarily in Europe but also in the United States. These aspects are competition, collaboration, and complementarity, both on the level of policy and on the practical level of impact on students and staff. Competition, especially for funding, occurs between and within institutions. Collaboration, more than a basic code of conduct, has become a political principle across Europe. Complementarity in the market for higher education facilitates this collaboration. The themes and contexts in higher education for which the three Cs are examined include missions and identities, response to external forces, the impact of evaluation systems and ranking schemes, the effects of globalisation, intercultural awareness and gender imbalance, and the challenges of student participation. Statistical tables and visual aids support the analysis and arguments. This book is the fifth in a series of publications drawn from the annual Forums of the European Association of Institutional Research (EAIR) from 2013 onwards

Author : Nirmala Dorasamy,Gift Mugano
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781779952110

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Perspectives on comprehensive internationalisation of higher education by Nirmala Dorasamy,Gift Mugano Pdf

This book argues that international higher education has to be competitive, sustainable and contribute to educational development both locally and internationally. It shows that higher education institutions (HEIs) are seen as being driven by an economic or an educational agenda. For example, internationalization can be influenced by the university ranking system, which is based on the international reputation of universities, the competitive quality of programmes offered in a market-oriented education environment, generation of income from the enrolment of international students, and employment of high-profile researchers. Likewise, the book contributes to the production of knowledge by positing that an international profile for HEIs is fundamental to building their international excellence, outstanding academic standards, and strengthening their competitiveness and economic growth. Although virtual internationalization can be used as an effective vehicle for students to gain international exposure, the majority of students have remained in their local environment. This book provides a detailed array of new needs, attitudes and demands that teaching and learning pedagogy has to consider with a view to fostering the internationalisation of higher education. In addition, this book also argues that HEIs must ethically and pedagogically respond to the needs of international students and other stakeholders across various modes of internationalization of higher education. The book argues that any rationale to internationalise higher education must ensure that inequitable and unethical ideologies and practices are addressed. In the same vein, this book also places emphasis on the importance of institutional quality assurance mechanisms, accreditation, learning outcomes, and multicultural connectivity through an inclusive curriculum. Lastly, in providing thorough strategies for comprehensive internationalisation of higher education, this book provides pertinent discussions on the sustainable funding models for the HEIs, repositioning the higher education sector as a vibrant export sector, reforms in higher education, governance in HEIs, entrepreneurship in higher education and competition in higher education.

Author : Sandra Marinho,Pilar Sánchez-García
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781527578050

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Trial and Error in Journalism and Communication Education by Sandra Marinho,Pilar Sánchez-García Pdf

This book explores the challenges of teaching journalism and communication in an ever-changing media environment. It considers the classroom as a space of “trial and error” and, therefore, of necessary innovation. It brings together professors and students from different universities across Europe to recount their teaching and learning experiences. The book also provides training proposals which offer an insight into the ongoing international debate on which teaching trends and practices can be effective in the digital environment. As such, the text will contribute to strengthening the university teaching of professional communicators based on technological innovation and critical thinking.

Author : Marian Mahat,Jennifer Tatebe
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781787569010

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Achieving Academic Promotion by Marian Mahat,Jennifer Tatebe Pdf

This book demystifies the academic promotion process by bringing together international perspectives - both personal accounts and reflections on the structures and processes of promotion in different contexts - to help you understand the steps you can take at any stage of your career to move up the ladder.

Author : Béatrice Dupuy,Muriel Grosbois
Publisher : Research-publishing.net
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-16
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9782490057740

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Language learning and professionalization in higher education: pathways to preparing learners and teachers in/for the 21st century by Béatrice Dupuy,Muriel Grosbois Pdf

In this volume, language learning and professionalization are explored by addressing the existing gap between pressing needs for enhanced soft skills in work environments wherein technology-mediated, multilingual communication is increasingly the norm, and current foreign language teaching and learning offerings in higher education. Considering theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical perspectives for preparing language learners and teachers in/for the 21st century, this volume’s eight chapters underscore that research findings should inform the design of learning experiences so that people’s communication needs in fast-changing work environments are met and the link between language education and professionalization, within a lifelong learning perspective, is sustained.

Author : Jung Cheol Shin,Gerard A. Postiglione,Futao Huang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319126739

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Mass Higher Education Development in East Asia by Jung Cheol Shin,Gerard A. Postiglione,Futao Huang Pdf

This book discusses mass higher education development in East Asian countries by means of three main issues: the strategy for higher education development; the way professors and students in the region are experiencing the rapid developments; and the challenges imposed by mass higher education. These challenges include the quality of education as well as structural changes in the rapidly developing systems, funding sources for supporting mass higher education, and job markets for college graduates. Part I discusses how the East Asian countries have accomplished or are in the process of accomplishing the rapid development of higher education. Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong serve as case studies of mass higher education in the region. The case studies introduce and discuss national strategies to develop higher education, funding sources and mechanisms, and initiatives to assure quality of education in a period of rapid growth. Part II and Part III of the book focus on the phenomena of mass higher education in the region and the influence on academia. Mass higher education changes professors and students, who are different from those in elite higher education. Part III further discusses the challenges posed to Asian mass higher education. The Comparative and International Education Society Higher Education (HESIG) has awarded Mass Higher Education Development in East Asia the Higher Education SIG Best Book Award 2015.

Author : David Kraybill,John Lynam,Adipala Ekwamu
Publisher : CABI
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781789246544

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Transforming Tertiary Agricultural Education in Africa by David Kraybill,John Lynam,Adipala Ekwamu Pdf

Enormous changes are affecting African production agriculture, urbanization, and food consumption patterns, requiring new approaches to training and knowledge generation and dissemination to achieve food security. Many agricultural universities and other tertiary agricultural education (TAE) organizations have been slow to respond, hindered by inadequate staffing and facilities and growing competition for funds. However, some African agricultural universities are transforming themselves and are achieving remarkable success. This book documents successful approaches to remaking TAE in Africa to inspire leaders, both formal and informal, of other TAE organizations. It emphasises adaptive strategies and processes creating an internal culture driven by stakeholder needs and where organizational transformation improves the quality and relevance of teaching, research, and outreach. The chapters cover the role of TAE in agricultural transformation, trends in TAE in Africa, solutions to the rigour-versus-relevance dilemma, curriculum design informed by actual and emerging labour market conditions, innovation and entrepreneurship, TAE quality assurance, and networking among TAE institutions.

Author : Alfred M. Wu,John N. Hawkins
Publisher : Springer
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811302480

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Massification of Higher Education in Asia by Alfred M. Wu,John N. Hawkins Pdf

This book addresses important questions and puzzles regarding the massification of higher education in Asia. It equips readers to critically evaluate and understand the consequences and challenges that massification entails, while also prompting policymakers and higher education administrators to tackle emerging issues related to the massification of higher education. Readers will gain a deeper, nuanced understanding of this trend, including its impacts and governance issues.