Global Crisis in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-51
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Management System ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Online Degrees ◽  
Educational Demand

Postsecondary education faces underfunding increased competition and governmental pressure to improve student success. At the same time, many nations cannot meet their educational demand for greater access to higher education. This chapter introduces the national and global threats caused by being unable to train workers for the changing job market. The discussion outlines the need and how borderless online degrees can be a solution. Learning has changed. Today, the process may begin with the first tweet at breakfast, followed by blogging, texting, social media, and responses in the course learning management system. Students may assemble on Skype to work in teams. Borderless online degrees can be an inexpensive approach to make educations more accessible and to promote economic growth.

Educational Choices, Family Background, and Social Mobility

2019 ◽  
pp. 128-146
Author(s):  
Maria da Conceição Rego ◽  
Carlos Vieira ◽  
Isabel Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Educational Choices ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Policy Measures

Education is generally considered a valuable tool to improve individual socio-economic status. In European peripheral countries, up to the late 1970s, only a small elite had access to higher education and such privilege guaranteed a comfortable socio-economic position, not only via the job market, but also by allowing the sustainability of pre-existing social links. From then on, democratization of access to higher education should have prompted a decrease in social and economic inequalities within and across countries. However, current data still reflects that, despite gained access to social uplifting tools, individuals from less favored backgrounds appear to not have been able to close the various gaps separating them from the more privileged ones. In this chapter, the authors analyze recent data to characterize higher education attendance in Portugal, highlighting some factors that may still block the socio-economic improvement of the less favored students and suggesting policy measures to overcome them.

Malaysian University Students' Preferences of Social Media and LMS in Academia

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaidatul Akma Adi Kasuma ◽  
Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh ◽  
Ayuni Akhiar ◽  
Yanny Marliana Baba Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
University Students ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Management System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Academic Content

Academic online portals of Learning Management System (LMS) and social media have become a necessity in many higher education institutions to tie classroom meetings with learning resources. This study examines Malaysian university students' preferences of social media and LMS for academic purposes. A set of questionnaires was distributed to 269 students at four Malaysian universities. The results show that the students preferred both social media and e-learning for academic purposes, although their interest in social media was slightly higher than that of e-learning. The students had a higher regard for the academic content shared with them, than the design of a social media or e-learning platform. This suggests that both social media and e-learning are highly suitable to be used in academic environment to cater to students' need for formal-informal learning.

The Utilization of a Formalized Complaint Management System as a Communication Tool to Foster Student Success

2017 ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
Corey Carpenter ◽  
Peter D. Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Management System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Technology Leaders

The field of Higher Education is experiencing a revolution spurred on by the expanding frontier of technology. Leaders of higher education institutions seek to improve student communication processes which will positively impact the student experience. Effective communication strategies are needed which can effectively be used in times of conflict at institutions of higher education. This quantitative study examined a series of predictors, both individually and collectively, as they related to the number of additional classes students completed after the conflict had occurred.

scholarly journals Corruption and Reform in Higher Education in Ukraine

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ararat Osipian
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Economic Environment ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
National Examinations ◽  
New Social Order ◽  
Academic Degrees

At least thirty percent of Ukrainians enter colleges by paying bribes while many others use their connections with the faculty and administration. Corruption increases inequalities in access to higher education, prevents future economic growth in the country, and undermines quality and credentials of academic degrees. This paper considers corruption in higher education in Ukraine, including such aspects as corruption in admissions to higher education institutions and corruption in administering the newly introduced standardized test. The reform of higher education in Ukraine, based on the national examinations, is intended to be a response to the rapidly changing economic environment and the new social order. Au moins un tiers des étudiants ukrainiens des collèges universitaires a été admis en payant des pots-de-vins, le reste s’est servi de ses contacts avec les départements académiques et administratifs. La corruption accentue un accès inégal aux universités, freine la croissance économique future du pays et remet en question la qualité et les cartes de présentation des diplômes académiques. Cet article vise la corruption dans les universités ukrainiennes et plus précisément, la corruption lors des processus d’admission dans les institutions d’éducation supérieure ainsi que dans l’administration du nouvel examen standard utilisé à cet effet. La réforme de l’éducation supérieure en Ukraine, basée sur l’application d’examens nationaux, cherche à répondre à un nouvel ordre économique et surtout à un environnement économique en constante mutation.

Careering towards change

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-39
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gradual Rise ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings It is a truth universally acknowledged that an individual in possession of a good degree will want a job. While this has been a constant for centuries, not withstanding the huge rises globally in access to higher education, recent times have seen significant changes not just in the job market itself, but in the very essence of what having a job means. Twenty to thirty years ago, having a job would usually entail an apprenticeship or graduate trainee position, followed by a gradual rise through the ranks to management, senior management and if you were lucky, the c-suite and a place at the top table of an organization. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

scholarly journals Great Expectations, Uncertain Futures. Urban and Online Encounters with Youth, Love and Marriage in Egypt

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senni Jyrkiäinen ◽  
Victoria Bisset
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Great Expectations ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Social Instability ◽  
The Way

For young Egyptians, the economic and social instability of recent years has led to a prolonged period of youth with marriage, a key life event, now occurring later in life. Although social media and greater access to higher education have created more opportunities for unmarried men and women to meet, and have at least in principle paved the way for young people to marry for love, in practice, issues such as a lack of financial means and the pressure for women to marry soon after graduation mean that such marriages remain the exception rather than the norm.

Productivity and Higher Education

Education ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwilym Croucher
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
Economic Productivity ◽  
Higher Education System

The study of productivity in higher education, and its contribution to local and global economies, has become an increasingly important area of focus for scholars, as well as for those who fund and administer higher education institutions. The reason for greater attention in part comes from the increasing scale of postsecondary education in most countries. Both developed and developing countries have grown their provision of higher education in the last seventy years, and along with this, there has been an increase in per capita enrolment. This growth accelerated during the 1990s and 2000s when the proportion of the worldwide population entering higher education more than doubled. Across all countries one in three young people are now enrolled, requiring the establishment of many more universities, colleges, and other higher education institutions. Universities and colleges now demand a greater proportion of public and private resources and form a larger part of the economic life of most countries. Higher education contributes to growth and economic efficacy and, hence, the overall productivity of an economy. While few scholars dispute the productivity-augmenting power of education, and often research looks at the role of higher education alongside that of primary and secondary education, there remains much debate over the size of the contribution it makes to economic growth, economic efficiency, and, hence, to raising productivity overall. Significant questions remain as to the correlation between higher education system performance and economic growth and whether or not relationships are causal. The most prominent theory linking higher education to economic productivity has been its function in contributing to the development of human capital through the production of skilled graduates. At the same time, the capacity for universities and colleges to contribute to greater economic efficiency depends on their own productivity in educating students and undertaking research. Given the scale of higher education worldwide, how efficient and effective universities and colleges are at educating students is an important productivity question. Research by economists, management scholars, and those who study public administration provides an important entry point for readers who want to access the breadth of research examining productivity and higher education.

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