Changing Face Of Higher Education Research Articles

Gender and the changing face of Higher Education in Asia Pacific

Book Review: Neubauer, D.D. and Kuar, S. (eds). 2019. Gender and the Changing Face of Higher Education in Asia Pacific. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Dennis A. Ahlburg, ed., The Changing Face of Higher Education: Is There an International Crisis in the Humanities? International Studies in Higher Education. Abingdon: Routledge, 2019. Pp. 272. £115.00.

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Introduction to Special Issue on Gender and Leadership and a Future Research Agenda

Despite the feminisation of universities in terms of their student intake [1,2], formal positions of academic leadership in higher education remain concentrated in male hands[…]

The Idea of Collaboration in the Academy: Its Epistemic and Social Potentials and Risks for Knowledge Generation

This conceptual article explores the idea of academic collaboration from a perspective that places knowledge in the centre of the inquiry. It considers the extent to which collaboration maintains its intrinsic salience for the academy, despite the proliferation of external incentives and injunctions. As scientific and socio-economic progress has been associated with collaboration, this has come to be viewed as a carrier of scientific and social returns, thus worthy of policy and institutional support. At the same time, though, the value of collaboration has been questioned. What are the dangers and the potentials attributed to collaborative arrangements? Why is collaboration a well-embraced but also a contested notion? Despite various degrees of adherence to the idea of collaboration, a progressive shift from the lone scholar to collaborative formations can be traced, making collaborations an embedded feature of the changing face of higher education and research. Although the role of research funding and institutional governance in this development is undisputed, the argument put forth here is that knowledge-related rationales continue to underpin collaborative pursuits with a research component, but that often these influences tend to remain underemphasised and unexplored.

Carole Leathwood and Barbara Read: Gender and the changing face of higher education: A feminized future?

Carole Leathwood and Barbara Read: Gender and the changing face of higher education: A feminized future?

Gender and the Changing Face of Higher Education: A Feminized Future?– By Leathwood Carole and Barbara Read

Gender and the Changing Face of Higher Education: <i>A Feminized Future?</i>– By Leathwood Carole and Barbara Read

Modelling Higher Education in Eastern and Central Europe since Perestroika

Since perestroika there have been many changes in Central and Eastern Europe. The states of the region have regained the opportunity to establish partnerships within the European Union. Higher education development has enabled increased communication and opportunities for staff and students. Greater interaction has resulted in a greater mobility of people and ideas, supported by the increased use of information and communications technology. A key factor in the globalization of higher education has been the freedom from the ideological constraints that existed before the break-up of the Soviet Union. This paper traces the changing face of higher education in Central and Eastern Europe through a comparison of models using Dynamic Concept Analysis (DCA), drawing on survey responses from Russia, Byelorussia, Central Asia, Bulgaria and Latvia. The survey gathered positive and negative perceptions of change, which were then analysed in focus group discussions. The models produced provide a framework for the interpretation of higher education systems, and suggest a transition model for further development in an increasingly global education market. In this context, the new autonomous nature of higher education institutions in the region is strongly related to scholarship and selection, while their continuing orientation towards teaching creates opportunities for skills development, thus enhancing graduate employability and services to the community, improving the ‘socialization’ of students and ensuring the sustainability of the institution.

Can higher education match the information systems learning needs of SMEs?

Discusses the problems of trying to match the information systems learning needs of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to what higher education can offer. Most higher education institutions are directly trying to address the training needs of SMEs, spurred on by various Government initiatives. Much of the available funding is targeted at the introduction and development of new technologies in SMEs. The information systems education and training requirements of SMEs are reviewed and examined against the changing face of Higher Education. A series of studies was undertaken to examine the information systems learning needs of a small number of diverse SMEs. The results of these studies are discussed and compared with the outcomes of previous research into learning in SMEs and similarities and dissonances highlighted. The paper concludes with a discussion as to whether higher education can meet some of the information systems learning needs of SMEs.