Academic Administrators Research Articles

The transition experiences of novice mid-level academic nurse leaders from educators to administrators: A qualitative study

Objective: The shortage of academic nurse leaders (ANLs) is imminent and creates a crisis for the nursing profession. Academic administrators influence the nursing workforce’s preparation. When nursing programs and educators fail to address the urgent nursing shortage, this can result in short- and long-term impacts for the nursing profession. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of novice mid-level ANLs who transitioned from educators to academic administrators.Methods: A basic qualitative research design was conducted to gain insight into the transition experiences of 10 novice mid-level ANLs. A purposeful sampling technique was used to recruit and select qualified study participants. Individual interviews via Zoom were used to collect data from participants. The researcher used a semi-structured, open-ended interview protocol. A thematic analysis with a constant comparison method, was used to analyze the data.Results: The interview results yielded six themes, which included (1) transitioning into an academic nurse leader, (2) role preparation and professional development, (3) having support, (4) insufficient time, (5) public challenges, and (6) feeling confident but still learning.Conclusions: The study results revealed that role preparation, professional development, and support were essential facilitators during the transition process. The results also suggested that early role preparation of emerging ANLs could build a cadre of qualified, well-prepared academic administrators, thus ensuring academic leadership succession. Recommendations for practice included role socialization, individualized leadership development programs, and formal structured mentoring.

An empirical model of university competitiveness and rankings: The effects of entrepreneurial behaviors and dynamic capabilities

Although competition between universities has become increasingly ferocious in the last decade, the impact of dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial behaviors, in terms of innovativeness and proactiveness, on university competitiveness and rankings has rarely been investigated. It is hypothesized that entrepreneurial behaviors and dynamic capabilities enhance the competitive advantages of universities, thus enabling them to improve their rankings. Six hypotheses were tested on a sample of 240 universities from 13 countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia. The relevant data were drawn from the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings and SciVal. The results indicate that entrepreneurial behaviors can exert a significant influence on the dynamic capabilities of a university, including those of sensing market exposure, seizing strategic collaboration opportunities, and reconfiguring knowledge generation. These dynamic capabilities, in turn, strengthen competitive advantages in domains such as reputation, human capital, and knowledge. This study contributes to the literature by integrating entrepreneurial behaviors and dynamic capabilities into a framework for university performance. The results should benefit academic administrators who wish to secure competitive advantages for their institutions and to boost their rankings.

Effective Interventions for Enhancing Academic Achievement in Higher Education: Views of Entrepreneurship Students

Entrepreneurship is considered a vehicle for fighting unemployment in developing countries such as South Africa. As a result, research focusing on entrepreneurship education continues to gain traction. Graduates of tertiary institutions are expected to contribute meaningfully either through employment or job creation. This expectation puts the role of tertiary institutions in converting students into graduates in the spotlight. Tertiary institutions deal with many challenges, such as the heterogeneity of the student population, which calls for evidence-based interventions that are tailor-made to the needs of specific cohorts. Thus, various stakeholders should support tertiary institutions by helping them achieve the desired graduate attributes. This paper sought to suggest effective interventions that would enhance the academic success of entrepreneurship students and prepare them to become future job creators. Interventions should capitalize on students’ strengths and improve on their weaknesses. The researchers argue that interventions to promote academic success should consider students’ abilities and drive to complete qualifications, lecturers’ teaching methods, and graduate attributes required by society. The study used a quantitative approach to address the research question and collected data from 204 undergraduate entrepreneurship students at a technology university in South Africa. The study suggests effective interventions from descriptive statistics. This study reveals the importance of understanding students’ backgrounds, entrepreneurial attributes and teaching methods when designing academic interventions. Implications to the academic administrators and lecturers as well as recommendations for future studies are flagged.

RANCANG BANGUN APLIKASI E-PEDOMAN AKADEMIK STMIK PALANGKARAYA BERBASIS ANDROID

So far, you can get the STMIK Palangkaraya academic guidebook in 2 (two) ways, namely the printed version and the digital version which can be downloaded from the STMIK Palangkaraya website. The problem for both methods is that for the printed version, the institution needs to budget funds for the printing process. Meanwhile for the e-book version, even though students can easily access the e-book, they need to download it first so they can open the e-book. Therefore it is necessary to design and build an Android-based STMIK Palangkaraya academic guide e-application that can be opened and read anytime and anywhere. Prototyping modeling is applied as a software development method to be built. System design by adopting the Unified Modeling Language (UML). The system that is built will be the academic guidance material for STMIK Palangkaraya Students/I in the process of implementing lectures and the process of Academic Administration

Mentoring to subvert racialized‐gendered spaces: Critical perspectives of black women academic administrators

AbstractBlack cis/trans women faculty face many challenges that impact their access to and success within administrative positions. We use critical race feminism (CRF) to highlight the role of mentoring in subverting multiple axes of power Black women encounter along the pathway to academic administration.

Asian American women leading transformatively

AbstractThis chapter provides critical insights into transformative leadership, a leadership approach guided by equity, social justice, and emancipatory education, based on the practices of eight Asian American women in community college administration. The authors engaged in critical narrative inquiry and conducted semi‐structured interviews with each leader. The study findings revealed leadership practices that center the democratic mission of the community college, social justice, community, and activism. Themes of the Asian American woman identity, intersectionality, and multiplicity also emerged from the narrative data. The chapter serves to underscore the assets these leaders bring to their educational institutions and debunk negative stereotypes of Asian American leadership.

CREATING INCLUSIVE TVET INSTITUTIONS FOR HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENTS: INSIGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This study aimed to examine the perspectives of eleven participants, including teachers, parents, curriculum developers, and academic administrators in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector, engaged in inclusive education and creating inclusive education strategies. More specifically, this study explored their perspectives on implementing inclusive education for students with hearing impairment (HI) in TVET institutions in Pakistan. Qualitative research using a focus group method was conducted to gather data. Focus group discussions revealed the need for counselling, awareness, attitude changes, instructional methods, and infrastructure to facilitate inclusive education. Creating inclusive learning environments required collaboration, personalised support, and accessible environments. It also stressed the difficulties and potential of inclusive education and urged for further study and implementation of solutions to improve student learning and well-being. Inclusive educational settings can help all students succeed. Infrastructure was examined in vocational institutions’ special needs support. Wheelchair accessibility and a safe learning environment were emphasised. They stressed the impact of the institutions’ environments on student attitudes, academic achievement, and social development. Inclusion was also discussed, emphasising the need for a community-oriented vocational skills approach customised to these individuals’ educational requirements. Keywords: Inclusive education, Hearing Impaired Students, TVET, Perceptions.

Effect of commuting on the academic performance of students in higher technical education and their physical and emotional state

ABSTRACT This study establishes a relationship between commuting time and academic attainment of Bachelor of Technology students in face-to-face lectures and labs. A group of 244 students from a private university in India participated in this study. Surveys were conducted to know the specific effect of commuting time on students’ academic performance and their physical and mental state. This study reveals that commuting time has a negative correlation and a weak or moderate effect on academic performance. The results exhibited that 53% of commuting students found commuting a hindrance in class punctuality and regularity while 86% of students felt constant stress of getting debarred in the exam, in case of failing to maintain required attendance. This study will help academic administrators to frame academic policies to create a better academic environment for higher education students in India as well as in the countries having compulsory attendance policies.

The influence of educational administration on reflective teaching and educational leadership qualities at Tabuk University

This research was conducted with the intention of examining the characteristics of illustrative academic administrators as well as the advantages of analytical thinking for employees working in managerial positions. In addition, the methods by which educational administrators acquire competencies in management, their techniques for evaluating their skills and behaviors, the manner in which they question teacher’s administration and their own individual creations, and the ways in which they debate the leadership of the tea party were also among the topics that were investigated. It was found out that school administrators' previous experiences in administrative roles are taken into account when deciding whether or not they would be promoted to management positions. The areas of reflective thinking that are required of educational leaders include education-training, help for students and academic laws, interaction, problem-solving, subject matter knowledge in sociology, subject matter expertise in legal freedoms and rights, and mathematical skills. In order to stay current with current educational practices, it is recommended that principals and other school administrators attend classes for a few hours each week. The ability to think critically enables managers to study a situation from a variety of perspectives, which in turn improves their capacity to solve problems. Team members should participate in group refraction to improve communication. An intelligent academic administrator is neutral, unbiased, equitable, problem-solving, beneficial, and powerful in human connections, open-minded, constantly and actively pondering, and accessible. Critical thinking requires openness to new ideas, preparation for a scenario's consequences, and self-reflection in every situation. It improves interpersonal, decision-making, collaboration, corporate, organizational, and evaluative skills. Reflective administrators engage in communication with others to avoid alienating themselves and hindering advancement.

SISTEM INFORMASI AKADEMIK BERBASIS LARAVEL UNTUK REGISTRASI ULANG DAN PENGAJUAN CUTI MAHASISWA

Hasnur Polytechnic is a private educational institution located in Barito Kuala Regency. Currently Hasnur Polytechnic already has an information system that is intended to improve operational service activities such as HR Systems, Academic Systems, Payroll Systems, Internship Systems, Web Profile Systems. However, in this case, it is necessary to improve the quality of academic services in terms of re-registration and application for student leave, which was implemented before the existence of the system required a lot of time because management was carried out in an unsystematic manner. In designing this system, the Waterfall method is applied, starting from the communication stage to the construction stage. As for the process of communication stages of collecting the required data, it is requested directly from the relevant parties, namely the Academic Administration Section of the Hasnur Polytechnic. In the system design stage described using DFD. At the construction stage the system is carried out using the Laravel framework, and applying programming languages (PHP, HTML, JavaScript, and MySql Queries). In the final stage in the system aspect using Blackbox Testing, with 100% successful test results according to the design of functional requirements and running according to its function.

Harmonizing Universities With Globalization by Creating Institutional Adaptability to Internationalization Approaches in Higher Education: A Case Study in Nawroz University

Institutional internationalization arose as a globalized cross-cultural organizational practice in all social sectors. Popularity of the concept in the higher education sector urged authors to present numerous descriptions of internationalization approaches, which differed according to the philosophical references, circumstances of applying in the academic environments, and means–ends analysis. In the Third World countries, universities used to confront enormous challenges hindering internationalization ambitions in the context of structural and functional obstacles facing development in general. Perhaps it can be said that their internationalization is almost impossible in light of the complex socio- economic environments in those countries, political crises, obsolete bureaucracy, institutional inertia, and restricted academic freedoms. In any case, universities around the world are currently dealing with internationalization as an undebatable issue and must be working on it as a competitive requirement and substantive standard for quality assurance in higher education. In this article, the authors argue the success potential of an organizational transformation-based strategy to internationalization established on institutional adaptation and capacity building. This strategy has been adopted as a transitional stage between localization and internationalization in Nawroz University (NZU) which is presented here as a case study. NZU, as one of the private universities that following the local academic administration system in Kurdistan region of Iraq, has been faced complications resulted from the responsibility of tracking balance between fostering international values and policies, on the one hand, as well as maintaining institutional stability and human resources' positive response to the change, on the other hand. The article discusses how this university dealt with the idea of harmonization as a result of awareness of the difficulties implied in the task of internationalization. Therefore, it adopted what it had considered as a consistent, sustainable, and gradual institutional transformation during the period (2016-2019). The article also highlights plans taken up to support skill up-gradation to consolidate implicit transformation without affecting everyday workflow. In addition, it refers to some simulated international approaches and rankings standards which were used as a guide to direct the transformational process. Finally, the article illustrates some preferable outcomes that the university has been achieved.

Student Satisfaction With Teaching Performance, Academic Administration Services, And Learning Facilities

This journal aims to evaluate student satisfaction with the teaching performance of lecturers, academic administration services, and teaching facilities/infrastructure in a university. The method used was a survey with a questionnaire distributed to students at the university. The survey results showed that the majority of students were satisfied with the teaching performance of lecturers, academic administration services, and teaching facilities/infrastructure. However, there are still a small number of students who feel dissatisfied, especially with the teaching facilities/infrastructure. In terms of the teaching performance of lecturers, the majority of students feel satisfied and very satisfied with the willingness or concern of lecturers in helping them. While in the aspect of academic administration services, the majority of students feel satisfied and very satisfied with the willingness or concern of administrative staff in helping them. However, in the aspect of teaching facilities/infrastructure, there are still a small number of students who feel dissatisfied with the sufficiency, quality, and accessibility of the facilities and infrastructure available. From these survey results, it can be concluded that although the majority of students feel satisfied with the teaching performance of lecturers, academic administration services, and teaching facilities/infrastructure, there is still a need to improve the quality of teaching facilities/infrastructure to maximize student satisfaction.

STUDENT SATISFACTION ANALYSIS OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE PERFORMANCE AT PROFESSIONAL STMIK

This study aims to determine student satisfaction with STMIK Professional Academic Administration Services based on Tangibles, Responsiveness, Reliability, Empathy, and Assurance aspects. descriptive with a quantitative approach. The population of this study was 454 students of the 2018-2021 STMIK Professional class. The sampling technique was carried out by proportional stratified random sampling. The sample size is 100 people. The data collection technique used an attitude scale. The data analysis technique used a trend test and the percentage of the frequency distribution of each aspect of satisfaction

SIAKAD Revitalization: The Latest Solution in Answering the Challenges of Digitizing Education

The use of SIAKAD in academic management at tertiary institutions has been investigated in previous research. While it has been shown to provide significant benefits in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of academic administration, there are still some challenges that need to be addressed, such as technical issues, lack of management support, and the need for training and technical support for SIAKAD users. Therefore, efforts are needed to improve adequate management and technological support in the development and implementation of SIAKAD in higher education institutions. In this article, the importance of revitalizing SIAKAD in facing the challenges of digitizing education is discussed. The current SIAKAD is not enough to face these challenges, so the revitalization of SIAKAD is necessary to accommodate user needs in the digital era. The latest solutions that can be implemented in the revitalization of SIAKAD are also described. These solutions include the use of cloud technology, artificial intelligence, and big data analytics, as well as integration with other systems such as e-learning and mobile apps. Through the revitalization of SIAKAD, higher education institutions can better respond to the challenges of digitizing education. A more effective and efficient SIAKAD can make the academic administration process easier and faster. Moreover, it can also improve the quality of academic services provided to students and lecturers. The article concludes by highlighting the importance of collaborative discussion and action between the management of higher education institutions, lecturers, and staff to improve the benefits of SIAKAD in academic administration and overall academic service quality in higher education institutions

Conversational AI Chatbot for Education Institute

Now a days everything was online and becoming easy for humans in order to get any information in the place where they are. On this note most of the websites were creating the human like chatbots in order to give the solutions for the human queries about the particular things. The chatbots are the software which provides a platform for the humans by interacting with them. Because so many peoples are not able to visit a for particular place for clarifying the doubts maybe of different reasons like long distance, no proper transportation etc…. Such kind of people can utilize the option of chatbot in there specific websites. Here we mainly discussed about the chatbot for the college website. Because most of the students will be having the lots of doubts before joining like about college ,staff, placements, transportation etc…Even though the college administration are not able to answer for all the queries which makes them burden .And it is also not practically good because so many students will visit, they cannot answer for each of them’s queries. So that we are focusing to get rid from this problem and make a easy way to know know all information about the college.

Team Teaching in Higher Education: Personalities, Leadership Styles, and Preferences

Objective: This study aims to find out more about a) certain personality types, leadership styles, and teaching philosophies of those who have participated in team teaching, as well as b) their preferences for team teaching. These preliminary results ought to be helpful to faculty who may be asked to consider team teaching with a colleague(s), and results may help academic administrators assign and match faculty to team teach courses in their program offerings.Background: Given that few faculty have had the opportunity to team teach relative to the numerous courses they offer solo, there is a lack of focus, faculty development opportunities, and research on this subject. This does not, however, diminish the value of this method of delivering courses in higher education. Faculty may explore collaborative teaching in a number of ways, such as inviting a colleague to provide a one-time guest lecture, distributing assignments according to the collaborators' specialized knowledge, or working together on every part of the course.Methods: Using previously developed Myers-Briggs personality type finders and leadership style research tools, the participants' leadership and personality types were identified (Malak et al., 2022). People's experiences with teaching and preferences for leading vs. following were mapped using both qualitative (self-report) and quantitative (survey) approaches.Results: Sixty-three percent of the respondents identified as utilizing either servant leadership or coaching/mentoring. The majority of "E" type personalities like to "Lead," especially in a team-teaching atmosphere, according to this study's findings. The traditional team-teaching method was adopted by 49% of the participants, while 26% used cooperative learning, 11% used integrated learning, 9% used parallel learning, and the remaining 6% used monitoring learning. It is important to highlight that more than 60% of the subjects who had "E" qualities had backgrounds in nursing, public health, health administration, or health care.Conclusions: In summary, the faculty survey data reveal an overall profile of the faculty who have team taught in higher education as an extrovert with a penchant for judging; who prefers to lead rather than follow; uses a coaching/mentoring or servant leadership style; and prefers high level cooperation with a colleague(s) in the full range of teaching/learning activities.

The Paradigm of Cadets of Motivation and Its Impact on Lecturers’ Performance in Maritime Education

The main objective of this study is to explore the cadets' perception of talent management, work motivation, and its impact on the lecturers' performance at Maritime Private Higher Education institutions in DKI Jakarta. The study's population and sample size consisted of 208 participants. To achieve the objective, this research utilized a descriptive and explanatory survey method, with a saturated sampling technique. The data analysis approach involved frequency distribution, grouping, tabulating, and describing the data gathered in the field. The study's findings indicate that the talent management of lecturers at Maritime Private Higher Education institutions in Jakarta has been relatively effective in maintaining good talent. Moreover, the work motivation of the lecturers was found to be highly driven by the need for achievement. The results further indicate that the lecturers' performance in research is outstanding, particularly in preparing scientific reports. This research is significant as it highlights the importance of talent management and work motivation in enhancing the performance of lecturers at Maritime Private Higher Education institutions. The findings can assist academic administrators and policymakers in developing effective strategies for managing and motivating lecturers to improve their performance in teaching, research, and other related activities.

Algoritma K-Means dalam Pengelompokan Surat Keluar pada Program Studi Teknik Informatika STMIK Palangkaraya

K-Means algorithm as a method of grouping a set of data. The purpose of this study is to find out the use of the K-Means algorithm for outgoing mail data. The method used in this study focuses on the K-Means method. The grouping data used is 284 outgoing mail data at the STMIK Palangkaraya Informatics Engineering Study Program. Outgoing mail data is grouped into two groups, namely staffing and academic administration. Grouping based on letter number, status of recipient of letter, subject of letter. Steps in the K-Means algorithm result two iterations because there is a group movement that occurs, namely there is a movement from one group to another because the value of the object function changes. The iteration can be stopped in 2nd iteration because the object function change value is below the given threshold value, which is 0.1 and there is no group movement in the data used. Two iterations that have occurred, it shows a decrease in the value of changes in object function and data transfer in group locations.

Student Management in Improving Cadet Discipline at the Aceh Malahayati Shipping Polytechnic, Indonesia

This study aimed to determine: Student management planning and implementation in improving cadets' discipline at the Malahayati Aceh Shipping Polytechnic and the Obstacles faced in managing students in improving cadets' discipline. Data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation studies. The subjects of this study were directors, heads of academic administration and cadets, instructors/lecturers/teachers, and cadets and cadets. The results of the study are: 1) Planning for cadet and cadet management at the Malahayati Aceh Shipping Polytechnic is carried out based on vision and mission and consists of a) planning for the acceptance of cadets and cadets; b) planning for character development for cadets and cadets; c) planning the implementation of cadets and cadets' learning; and d) planning for the implementation of cadet and cadet learning evaluations. 2) The implementation of cadet and cadet management is by carrying out all regulations such as the cadet and cadet regulations as well as procedures that have been previously arranged and the implementation of all planned programs, namely the implementation of cadet and cadet admissions new, implementation of character training, implementation of learning, and implementation of learning evaluation; 3) The obstacles faced in carrying out student management to improve the discipline of cadets and cadets are not too heavy. The obstacles encountered are only internal, namely between caregivers, instructors and cadets and cadets.

Persepsi Mahasiswa Institut Bisnis dan Informatika Kosgoro 1957 Terhadap Kualitas Pelayanan di Program Studi Administrasi Bisnis

This study aims to examine the perceptions of Kosgoro 1957 Institute of Business and Informatics students' perceptions of the service quality of the Business Administration Study Program. The sampling method used is a simple random sampling method organized by educational staff. The research informants consisted of 100 students who had received and are currently receiving academic administration services. The perception assessment method uses the scoring method and continues with the perception category based on the score that has been generated. Student perceptions of service expectations are not matched by the performance of educational staff, they argue that the quality of services provided is quite optimal. These findings indicate that perceived service quality is less than student expectations on several service quality dimensions. Namely, tangible, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy. Therefore, to improve the quality of service to students, what needs to be improved is; (1) standard operating procedures (SOP); (2) speed and timeliness of service; (3) discipline of educational staff.