Higher Education Administrators Research Articles

Strategic Integration of AI in Higher Education and Industry: The AI8-Point Model

The AI8-Point Model, derived from extensive experience in technology, AI, and higher education administration, addresses the critical need for cost-effective, high-impact strategies tailored to higher education. Despite the transformative potential of AI in enhancing student engagement, optimizing processes, and improving educational outcomes, institutions often struggle with practical implementation. The AI8-Point Model fills this gap by offering strategies that balance cost and impact. Visualized as a circle divided into four quadrants, the model encompasses phases of student engagement and institutional interaction: pre-enrollment beyond institutional control, pre-enrollment within institutional control, post-enrollment within institutional control, and post-enrollment beyond institutional control. Each quadrant contains specific markers for data collection, strategic planning, and outcome tracking, addressing student aptitude, motivation, marketing strategies, enrollment processes, academic support, faculty development, lifelong learning, and employment outcomes. Integrating methodologies from educational research, business strategy, and technology management, the model is grounded in empirical evidence and personal experience, emphasizing a low-cost, high-value approach to AI applications. This comprehensive framework enables institutions to align initiatives with goals, optimize resource allocation, and track progress effectively, fostering a holistic approach to student success and institutional growth. Additionally, the model’s adaptability extends its value to non-profit and corporate organizations, offering a versatile tool for enhancing strategic initiatives across various sectors.

Dónde Están Mi Gente?: perceptions of, and support for, professional advancement among latinx/a/o mid-level higher education administrators

ABSTRACT Latinx/a/os have significantly increased in number in the US population. The advancement of mid-level Latinx/a/o professionals in higher education is not occurring at the same rate as the increase of the Latinx/a/o population in the country. This study aimed to examine the perceptions of mid-level Latinx/a/os administrators in their workplace experiences in higher education to determine if structural inequality disproportionately impacts Latinx/a/os by relegating them to lower-status positions. A qualitative approach to this study allowed the researcher to interact with participants through interviews and gain a comprehensive understanding of their workplace experiences. A discussion of the study findings in light of earlier analysis and literature on the subject follows. Recommendations for practitioners and methods for implementing these findings are offered as implications for practice. The study’s anticipated effect is to expand the body of research supporting mid-level Latinx/a/o administrators in higher education and to improve the practice in this domain.

Enhancing Quality Learning in East African Higher Education: Towards a Common Understanding of Formative Feedback

The quest for enhancing quality learning in higher education across East Africa necessitates a cohesive understanding of what formative feedback is and how it can be used to promote student learning. This study explores how formative feedback is understood as it relates to improving student learning outcomes within the East African higher education context. By synthesizing existing policies and conducting qualitative analyses of current practices, the research identifies key challenges and opportunities for having a common understanding of formative feedback. Findings reveal a widespread misunderstanding of formative feedback, with many perceiving it as equivalent to course evaluations, continuous summative assessments, and student ranking based on grades. The study highlights a lack of consensus among government officials, higher education administrators, faculty, and students regarding the definition and implementation of formative feedback. This research suggests the need for a comprehensive qualitative study to examine how formative feedback is defined and perceived across East Africa. Such an investigation could catalyze robust discussions among key stakeholders, leading to the development of shared definitions and sustainable formative feedback systems, ultimately enhancing educational outcomes in the region.

Motivations to Engage in Physical Activity Among Non-traditional College Students at a Hispanic-serving Institution

Exercise motivations for undergraduate college students vary for numerous reasons. Regardless of those reasons, it is important for higher education administrators to understand these motivations to provide opportunities that increase exercise behavior. Undergraduate students attending a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI) in a metro area in the northeast region of the United States were administered the Exercise Motivations Inventory-2 (EMI-2) (N = 140) to ascertain their motivations to engage in physical activity (PA), particularly to compare the differences between traditional (TS) and non-traditional (NTS) college students. Three variations (i.e., age, children, and employment status) were used to compare the different motivations to engage in PA. NTS over 25 years old or having children scored significantly higher on the physical and psychological health-related motivations (e.g., ill-health avoidance, positive health, stress management, and revitalization). TS scored significantly higher on social-related motivations (e.g., affiliation and competition). There was no significant difference in motivation to engage in PA between students’ employment status. Results highlight different motivations to engage in PA between TS and NTS. This article presents tailored interventions for specific student cohorts to promote an increase in PA participation at HSI.Keywords: Exercise Motivation, Hispanic-Serving Institution, Non-Traditional College Students, Physical Activity, Traditional College Students

The Role of Administration and Supervision in Improving the Success of Achieve the Vision and Mission Goals of Higher Education at Pertiba Pangkalpinang University

The research method used is qualitative with a descriptive approach which is a study to determine facts with appropriate interpretation to recognize phenomena that accurately describe the characteristics of the phenomena that are occurring. The research results show that higher education administration has a significant role in facilitating effective supervision practices by coordinating communication between higher education management, lecturers and support staff, providing necessary resources, and facilitating training and professional development for supervisors. It is hoped that this research will provide insight for educational practitioners and other related parties regarding the importance of the role of administration and supervision in higher education environments in improving the quality of education through effective administration and supervision practices. This research aims to investigate the role of campus administration in encouraging effective supervision practices. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with campus administration staff, supervisors, lecturers and leaders at Pertiba University. The research results show that the Pertiba University campus administration has a significant role in facilitating and coordinating effective supervision practices. Factors such as good communication, accurate data management, and a deep understanding of the needs of higher education institutions are key in creating an environment conducive to effective supervision practices.

Construction and Application of a Modern Comprehensive Education Management System in Universities Aimed at Fostering Virtue Through Education

The modern educational landscape in colleges and universities demands efficient and dynamic management systems to handle the ever-increasing complexities of student enrollment, course scheduling, and academic performance assessment. In response to these challenges, this research project introduces a novel approach to education management through the application of Artificial Intelligence. By continuously developing through continuous improvement and optimization, this system is expected to provide modern higher education institutions with a path to sustainable development and a path to improve students' moral character and talents. This research provides higher education administrators and policymakers with valuable insights into how to address today's educational challenges.

Yes She Can: Examining the Career Pathways of Black Women in Higher Education Senior Leadership Position

Problem Black women continue to face significant underrepresentation in senior leadership roles, particularly within higher education. Despite this disparity, there exists a dearth of research and understanding surrounding the achievements and success narratives of those who have managed to ascend to senior-level leadership positions within the higher education sector. Solution Higher education institutions and professionals in the HRD field ought to develop and implement identity-based leadership initiatives that address the distinctive challenges Black women (as well as other women of color) face in leadership roles. Concurrently, universities are encouraged to establish structured mentoring programs to facilitate connections between Black women leaders and mentors possessing either congruent or divergent identities, but with a demonstrated cultural competence capable of accommodating the mentee’s requirements. Furthermore, universities must formulate and uphold policies that cultivate and retain Black women’s talent, intellectual contributions, and leadership acumen. Stakeholders Black women leaders, human resource development researchers, practitioners, scholars, higher education administrators.

Effective communication in a crisis requires advance planning

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. — From cybercrime, on‐campus violence, student deaths, and natural disasters to academic scandals and faculty/staff misconduct, there's no shortage of potential crises that can hit college campuses. In the midst of a crisis, higher education administrators often find themselves unprepared to manage communications effectively, which only exacerbates the problem, according to James Haggerty, J.D., CEO of PRCG/Haggerty LLC, a strategic crisis communications firm. He spoke at Stetson University's Annual National Conference on Higher Education Law and Policy.

Academic Dishonesty in Higher Education: A Bibliometric Analysis

The scholarly discussion of academic dishonesty in higher education institutions has experienced significant expansion for almost 30 years. This bibliometric analysis study aims to analyse past studies of academic dishonesty, focusing on higher education from 1981 to 2023. A comprehensive range of terms related to academic dishonesty was used to choose past papers from the Scopus database. Then a bibliometric analysis was conducted, which identified the year of publication, publication journal, country of origin, field of study, and authors. After selection, 594 articles in the Scopus database were identified. The paper's findings showed that research on academic dishonesty began in 1981 and kept increasing until 2023. Regarding journal publication, of the five top journals, four were related to integrity, ethics, and assessment in higher education. The field of study of social science leads to the most articles on academic dishonesty, and this study also found 10 authors who are at the top of journals on academic honesty. This study suggests that proactive steps are necessary to create a culture of academic honesty across all prospects in academia, encompassing higher education administrators, staff, lecturers, business industries, and students.

Kebijakan Pemerintah Terhadap Pendidikan Di Indonesia Menuju Perguruan Tinggi Unggul

The purpose of writing this article is to find out the government's policy towards education in Indonesia towards superior universities. This research uses a type of library research. Library research is research carried out by reviewing various journals and related reference books. The results of his research show that achieving accreditation for PTKIN is now an absolute necessity. Because institutional accreditation is a set of assessments that directly evaluates the management and quality of each higher education institution. Since 2020, accreditation assessment for new universities and study programs has been implemented based on 9 criteria, so that in the future the accreditation process for these two study programs will use an assessment system based on 9 criteria. Realizing PTKIN to be able to achieve an A (excellent) accreditation score can be done through a technical management approach to superior PTKIN institutional accreditation. This technical management is the basis for preparing forms and complete documents and the accreditation visitation process. Technical management covers a fairly broad scope. So that ideally technical management is understood comprehensively by higher education administrators. So that institutional accreditation can reach an A (excellent) grade.

College Student Preferences for Campus Mental Health Services and Practices

ABSTRACT The decline in college student mental health has been articulated by counseling center directors and administrators in higher education and has been thoroughly documented by research. Counseling centers have responded with diverse functions and services to holistically address the emotional and behavioral health needs of students. Beyond clinical services, counseling centers have developed services involving comprehensive prevention/outreach, case management, consultation, and collaboration. The question remains: how do students view the importance of such services and functions? The present study addresses this question as follow-up to past research and data that have illuminated the comprehensive nature of campus counseling center services. Findings in this study indicate that students who used campus counseling services, as well as students-in-general, agreed with the importance of the full range of comprehensive counseling center services. Specific responses to service preferences were also investigated (e.g., 24–7 Helpline, counseling services should be free to students).

Transforming educational leadership in higher education with innovative administrative strategies

In developing nations particularly in Africa, innovative administrative strategies are essential for educational leaders to navigate inherent challenges in education. This study aims to explore how educational leaders in higher education can be equipped with innovative administrative strategies to cause a positive change in education delivery. A systematic literature review was conducted to achieve this aim, drawing on the transformational leadership model as its theoretical underpinning. The search encompassed scholarly publications from major repositories like Scopus, Web of Science, and International Bibliography of the Social Sciences and Textbooks from 1967 to 2023. The search process went a series of exclusive and inclusive processes and yielded 43 research articles. The synthesized findings were analyzed using a thematic approach. The findings indicate that transformational leadership has the potential to incorporate innovation into higher educational administrative practices. It was also found that innovative administrative practices in higher education can be achieved through staff motivation, technology integration, adoption of agile methodologies, collaborative research, interdisciplinary collaboration, seminars, workshops, and positive organizational culture. Based on the findings, professional development programs for managers and administrators in higher education were highly recommended. These programs would help enhance the knowledge and skills of employees in educational administration.

Innovations, Best Practices, and Distinctiveness in Higher Education Administration – A Case of Srinivas University

Purpose: Research in "Innovations, Best Practices, and Distinctiveness in Higher Education Administration" through case studies of universities aims to identify novel approaches, successful strategies, and unique initiatives implemented by higher education institutions. By analyzing these case studies, researchers can uncover innovative practices that contribute to institutional excellence and effectiveness in administration. Ultimately, the research seeks to disseminate valuable insights and lessons learned to improve higher education administration and foster continuous improvement across universities. Methodology: Exploratory research methodology is used where required information are collected through keyword-based search using Srinivas University website, Google search engine, Google scholar search engine, and AI-driven GPT MLM search engines. Analysis & Interpretation: Ther information collected from relevant sources are analysed, compared, evaluated, and interpreted using various frameworks. This includes innovations and best practices in infrastructure administration, Innovations and best practices in Library Administration, Innovations and best practices in Maintenance of Campus Infrastructure, Innovations and best practices in Alumni Engagement, Innovations in Vison and Leadership, Innovations in the development of Institutional Strategic Plan, Innovations in Effectiveness of Administration, Innovations in Faculty Empowerment Strategies, Innovations in Financial Management and Resource Mobilization, and Innovations, best practices, and institutional distinctiveness in Internal Quality Assurance System. Originality/Value addition: Based on the analysis some Suggestions on Innovations, Best Practices and Distinctiveness in Administrative related Activities are provided. By implementing the suggestions systematically, the university can realise its dream to become one among many world-class universities. Type of Paper: Case study based scholarly research analysis

Study on One-Stop Student Community Education Management and Services in Higher Education Institutions

In the contemporary era of rapid advancements in information technology, the domain of higher education administration and services is also experiencing a new wave of transformation. Particularly concerning the management and provision of services to student communities, the limitations of traditional fragmented and departmentalized models are gradually becoming apparent. Against this backdrop, the emergence of a "one-stop" model for student community education management and services seeks to integrate a comprehensive range of support, encompassing academic guidance, psychological counseling, lifestyle amenities, and career planning, through a unified service platform. This model not only optimizes resource allocation and enhances service efficiency but, more importantly, significantly augments students' sense of attainment and satisfaction. Nevertheless, to realize this objective, universities must delve deeply into exploration and innovation across multiple dimensions, including administrative structures, information technology infrastructure, human resources, and student feedback.

Admining beyond certainty: generating new educational imaginaries through more-than-faculty roles

ABSTRACT In higher education, the discursive establishment of ‘faculty’ vs. ‘administrator’ creates a dualistic, hierarchical structure, informing relationalities between/within ourselves and faculty. As administrators, we found/find ourselves in relational encounters, entanglements of material-discursive bodies, that we were/are a part of producing. In these relational encounters, we experience ethics, care, and response-ability within immanent decision-making processes that bear the imprint of tradition and hierarchy. We think-write-live with our academic roles, gendered-racial-cultural-ethic identities, and experiences as administrators in higher education to consider how various philosophical concepts inform how we do admining. We ask, how do post-philosophical perspectives come into being with/in/through administration(ing), especially in the current political, higher education context? We think with relational encounters and post-philosophical concepts to illuminate that contemporary, care-full contestations of admining can create new educational imaginaries in hope-full renewals.

Antecedent Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Service Quality for Private Higher Education Administrative Personnel in Indonesia

Antecedent Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Service Quality for Private Higher Education Administrative Personnel in Indonesia

Research on the Integration of Educational Resources in Higher Education Administration

In order to improve the integration of higher education resources, local governments should strengthen the administrative management of higher education and propose measures to promote social governance. Therefore, from the perspective of local autonomy, this paper puts forward the following hypotheses about local government behavior and public policy adjustment: whether local autonomy affects the adjustment of higher education policy, whether the role of local intervention policy and legal improvement overlaps, whether the impact on resource integration is perfect, whether the public supervision mechanism is perfect, whether the public plays a role in promoting the integration of educational resources, and whether local laws and regulations have an impact on the integration of educational resources, the educational environment, and the level of local governance. The results show that the policy intervention of local governments and the improvement of laws and regulations have a great impact on the integration of educational resources, which can optimize the educational structure and form a good educational environment, which is the direct factor of the integration of educational resources. Therefore, local governments should strengthen the introduction of intervention policies, improve laws and regulations, and guide the public to participate in the integration of education.

Effective communication in a crisis requires advance planning

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. — From cybercrime, on‐campus violence, student deaths, and natural disasters to academic scandals and faculty/staff misconduct, there's no shortage of potential crises that can hit college campuses. In the midst of a crisis, higher education administrators often find themselves unprepared to manage communications effectively, which only exacerbates the problem, according to James Haggerty, J.D., CEO of PRCG/Haggerty LLC, a strategic crisis communications firm. He spoke at Stetson University's Annual National Conference on Higher Education Law and Policy.

ENHANCING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS SKILLS ON STUDENTS AT THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT (IPAM), UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE

The goal of this study is to improve academic excellence by examining how students at the University of Sierra Leone's, Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) use successful academic strategies. Data was collected from a sample of IPAM students using a mixed-method research strategy that included surveys and interviews. Based on the findings, academic performance and overall excellence are significantly impacted by the acquisition and use of academic success skills. Time management, goal-setting, organization, research and note-taking, critical thinking, exam preparation, and leisure reading are just a few of the many aspects of these abilities. Higher levels of academic accomplishment are regularly demonstrated by students who possess and use these talents effectively. The report also stresses how critical it is to incorporate academic success skills into curricula and give students the tools and assistance they need to develop and improve these abilities. According to the results, academic performance significantly improves for students who receive focused instruction and direction in academic success strategies. Educational establishments, especially those looking to improve student academic performance, should take note of these facts. Institutions can increase overall academic performance and success by implementing initiatives to facilitate the development of academic success skills among students, given the recognition of their critical importance. This work adds to the body of knowledge on academic success abilities and provides insightful information for modern higher education administrators, educators, and politicians.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0787/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Management Of Internally Generated Revenue And Goal Achievement Nexus In Public Universities Of Cross River State, Nigeria

The study was conducted on management of internally generated revenue and goal achievement nexus in public Universities in Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the aim of this study, two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Correlational research design was adopted for the study. Population of the study consist of one hundred and fifty-one (151) Heads of Department from two public Universities in Cross River State were selected for the study. The selection which was done through census sampling approach. The instrument used for the data collection was questionnaire titled: Management of Internally Generated Revenue and Universities Goal Achievement Questionnaire (MIGRUGAQ) was developed by the researchers and was validated by two experts in administration in higher education and measurement and evaluation. Data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using Simple linear regression analysis. The result revealed that management of fund generated through alumni association and school fees significantly predict Universities goal achievement in Cross River State, Nigeria.