Field Of Higher Education Research Articles

La aplicación del diseño curricular por competencias en la Educación Superior: Una revisión sistemática 2019-2023

The competency-based curricular design allows Higher Education institutions to establish academic programs focused on the development of specific knowledge and capabilities. The objective of this research is to analyze the existing literature on the application of curricular design by competencies in Higher Education during the period 2019 to 2023. From this perspective, the PRISMA systematic review method was used, selecting 30 studies that met specific inclusion criteria. This made possible the synthesis of the evidence related to academic literature through the review of selected studies. The review was restricted to research in English focused on the development of competency-based curricular design in the field of Higher Education. Additionally, studies that did not specifically address these issues were excluded. The search was carried out in three academic databases: ERIC, Scopus and SciELO. The results of the systematic review provided insights into emerging patterns and trends in this field. It is concluded that this design promotes flexibility and adaptability in academic training, which enables institutions to respond to the changing demands of the labour market and society, thus ensuring relevant and updated education.

Вдосконалення організації дозвілля студентів закладів вищої освіти

In the field of higher education, the focus on academic achievements often overshadows an equally important aspect of holistic personal development, which is impossible without the effective utilization of non-academic time. This article explores the transformative potential of a three-day retreat as a unique and crucial leisure opportunity to foster the holistic personal development of university students. Delving into the planning, execution, and enduring impact of such retreats, this comprehensive analysis aims to shed light on the ways in which universities can redefine education beyond the classroom, unlocking the full potential of their students.
 Enhancing the leisure of university students for personal development requires a multidisciplinary approach involving experts in psychology, education, sociology, and related fields. The goal of such initiatives is to provide students with a comprehensive, enriching experience that contributes to personal growth, self-awareness, and overall well-being during the three-day retreat.
 Furthermore, involving experts and active professionals from various companies as participants and organizers of such events will deepen and broaden collaboration between universities and stakeholders. This, in turn, will contribute to strengthening the educational institution's position in the educational landscape and empower students to become competitive in the modern labor market.

COOPERATION MECHANISM AND CHINESE-FOREIGN COOPERATION IN RUNNING SCHOOLS IN CHINA: RESOURCE SHARING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

Chinese-foreign cooperative education is an important form of foreign cooperation in Chinese education, which provides an effective way to promote the internationalization of Chinese higher education, improve the quality of education, and promote international exchanges and cooperation. With the rapid development of China's society and economy, Chinese-foreign cooperative education is gradually showing new opportunities and challenges in the field of higher education. Effectively introducing foreign advanced educational resources and management experience, making up for some shortcomings of domestic higher education, improving the quality of education as well as enhancing students' cross-cultural communication ability, and improving their own competitiveness are the opportunities for the rapid development of Chinese-foreign cooperative education; and the challenge is that Chinese-foreign cooperative education is not only the cooperation between schools, but also the exchange and integration of culture, technology, talents, and other fields. Therefore, the establishment and improvement of the collaboration mechanism becomes particularly important. In this study, a quantitative research method was used to distribute questionnaires to faculty and staff of Chinese higher education institutions with a background of Chinese-foreign collaborative schooling, and their teaching experiences and views were pooled. Data processing and model validation were conducted through data analysis software such as SPSS and AMOS to derive the impact of resource sharing and quality assurance on the effectiveness of Chinese-foreign cooperation and student learning outcomes in a collaborative mechanism. It was found that in Chinese-foreign collaborative education, resource sharing not only optimizes the teaching environment and improves the education level, but also promotes cultural exchange and academic cooperation. Quality assurance, on the other hand, is a key factor in guaranteeing the sound development of Chinese-foreign cooperative programs, and only by ensuring the quality of education can more international recognition and support be achieved. The findings of this study demonstrate the importance of collaboration mechanisms in Chinese-foreign cooperative education, providing strong theoretical support and practical guidance for the future development of Chinese-foreign cooperative education. It also provides ideas and methods that can be drawn on for future research in related fields and injects momentum for sustainable development to establish a more flexible and efficient collaboration mechanism, strengthen international exchanges, promote intercultural understanding and integration, and realize a win-win situation for Chinese-foreign cooperative education.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0758/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Cooperation Between the USSR and India in the 1950-1960s: The First Youth and Student Visits

In the 21st century, the Russian Federation and the Republic of India have great scientific and educational potential. The particularly privileged strategic partnership between the two states is aimed, among other things, at the development and innovations of scientific and educational cooperation, which has stable traditions laid down in the second half of the last century. It was during this period that the first connections were established between students and youth of the two countries. The VI World Festival of Youth and Students, held in Moscow in 1957, was the starting point for building youth cooperation, the activities of the International Youth Tourism Bureau “Sputnik,” and the first tourist trips of Soviet students to India. The relevance of the article is determined by the appeal of the interuniversity team of authors of the RUDN University, MGIMO University and Lipetsk State Pedagogical P. P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky University to the topic that had not previously been the subject of comprehensive research either in Russia or in India. The purpose of this study is to analyze the goals, forms of organization and significance of the Soviet-Indian youth and student partnership in the late 1950s - early 1960s on the basis of materials from the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History that were not involved in scientific circulation. The authors use a constructivist approach demonstrating the connection between society and politics and revealing the impact of international cooperation on the institutionalization, development of scientific and educational partnership between the USSR and India at the interstate and interinstitutional levels. The Khrushchev “thaw” period laid the foundations for Soviet-Indian cooperation between the two states in the field of higher education, youth and student academic exchange and tourism. In the 21st century, the experience of the world festivals of youth and students, the work of the “Sputnik” bureau is relevant, since the Republic of India is one of the important and priority partners for the Russian Federation. Students of Modern Russia also face the task of establishing and developing academic and cultural ties with India, increasing the prestige of the country in the eyes of Indians and the whole world.

A comparative analysis of public-private partnership models in the field of higher education

Subject. This article discusses the issues of cooperation between higher educational institutions and enterprises of the real sector of the economy in Russia and foreign countries. Objectives. The article aims to identify institutional opportunities and constraints for the formation and implementation of projects based on the public-private partnership principles in the field of higher education in Russia. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of institutional, comparative, and content analyses. Results. The article highlights the main tasks related to the development of the system of public-private partnership in the field of higher education. Relevance. The results of the study can be taken into account when developing mechanisms for the implementation of State policy in the field of higher education.

Anglicisms Used in the Law on Higher Education in Kosovo (2011): Contrastive Analysis with the Law on Higher Education in Kosovo (1974)

English is one of the most widely used and influential languages worldwide. In Albanian, its influence is present in the entire lexis and almost all domains and styles of use, and anglicisms, defined as words borrowed from English, are frequent in contemporary Albanian. Today, it seems as if any obstacles to the penetration of foreign words have been removed, and the Albanian Law on Higher Education in Kosovo (2011) is not an exception. The main purpose of this paper is to research the use of anglicisms in the field of higher education in Kosovo with a special emphasis on the contrast between this law and the Law on Higher Education in Kosovo (1974), the first such law in Kosova. This study, the first of the 1974 Law, demonstrates the impact that English has had on the Albanian legal language since 1974, as many Albanian words have been displaced by anglicisms in the period since. To this end, we present an overview of all the anglicisms in the 2011 Law, focusing on the overall number of anglicisms used, their classification by word class, examples of morphological and phonological adaption, and a contrastive analysis with the language used in the Law on HE (1974). Specifically, we look at the Albanian words in the Law of 1974 that were later substituted with anglicisms and these anglicisms’ frequency of use. 
 
 Received: 17 January 2024 / Accepted: 25 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024

Strategic directions of the development of higher education in Ukraine

Modern dynamic changes affect the development of higher education. This confirms the urge to actualize quality planning considering rapid educational transformations and a significant set of challenges. The purpose of this study is to theoretically and methodologically substantiate promising strategic areas of higher education in Ukraine. The paper identifies the key aspects of the modern strategy of higher education in the context of its key trends. It highlights the critical role of strategy to support the long-term success of the higher education sector in modern conditions. The necessity of considering a wide range of interests by groups of key stakeholders in the education sector is emphasized. The paper also stresses the importance of sustainable development goals to form and implement a modern higher education strategy. It is highlighted that the modern strategy of higher education covers the whole complex of drivers of exogenous and endogenous nature, which determines the vector of development. Comparative analysis is used to determine the peculiarities of the state of modern strategies of higher education on the example of Ukrainian and Polish higher education institutions. This comparative analysis of modern strategies of higher education stresses a number of differences between the state of the strategy for Ukraine and Poland. This study may be useful for researchers and analysts in eduction sector, non-profit organizations in the field of higher education, higher education institutions, international organizations, and public and local authorities. Prospects for further research are the deepening of modern strategies of higher education in the key European integration movements of Ukraine.

Entrepreneurial leadership style towards sustainability through agile and lean base strategy in private universities

The problem and the aim of the study. Even though previous literature in academia has focused on sustainable business practices and the impact of entrepreneurial leadership style on the sustainability of organizations, there is still a gap in the literature regarding the effects of entrepreneurship leadership on the sustainability of employees and companies. This study sought to identify the degree of the impact of entrepreneurial leadership style towards sustainability through agilebased Strategy compared to lean Strategy in private universities. Research methods. The study’s research methodology employs structural equation modeling (SEM) combined with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to assess and validate the measurement model and to estimate indirect effects. This methodological approach aimed at achieving a high degree of confidence by focusing on academic and administrative staff across five private institutions in Jordan. The initial collection involved 400 cases, of which 385 passed data screening and were considered valid for the analysis. Data were gathered using online questionnaires in this descriptive correlational study. Results. Findings from this study on the impact of demographic factors on sustainability and leadership styles in a sample of 400 people (later reduced to 385 after outliers and missing data were removed) shed light on the significance of gender, education level, experience, and management level. A bachelor's degree was possessed by 90.4% of respondents, and the majority of those respondents were male 55.8%. There was also a considerable representation throughout different lengths of work. By examining comments on many characteristics, including Entrepreneurship Leadership Style, Lean and Agile Strategies, and sustainability factors, the Agile Strategy stood up as the top model, achieving an average score of 3.8104. The sustainability component with the highest mean score was Economic Sustainability, which also happened to be the highest rated. Through the use of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the study was able to hone down on its findings and ultimately eliminate five items based on item loadings. This resulted in a marked improvement in the new model's fit indices. This improved model outperformed the original one in terms of goodness of fit, as evidenced by a Chi-square of 584.663, RMSEA of 0.048, and CFI of 0.933. Analyzing the relationships between the Entrepreneurial Leadership Style and the sustainability outcomes via the lens of the Agile Strategy was a key finding. The importance of the Agile Strategy in improving sustainability at private institutions in Jordan was further supported by the considerable total impact of the Entrepreneurship Leadership Style on sustainability, as measured by p < 0.05, which was mediated by the Agile Strategy. With important ramifications for educational organization methods, this thorough investigation highlights the usefulness of the Agile Strategy in moderating the leadership influence on sustainability. Conclusion. Research shows that private universities in Jordan are more likely to be sustainable when entrepreneurial leadership is in place, and that agile strategy has a stronger impact on this than lean strategy. This highlights the significance of adaptive leadership strategies for promoting long-term viability in higher education. Based on the results, it would be wise to investigate how various leadership approaches affect sustainability in different types of educational settings. This study paves the way for future research in the field of higher education and beyond to investigate the wider effects of entrepreneurial leadership and strategy on the long-term viability of organizations.

#Trending: Environmental perception in US higher music education

This study measured the environmental perception (EP) of higher music education in the United States through the Higher Music Education Organizational Adaptation Survey. Music leaders were surveyed (n = 100) using items adapted from EP research in other disciplines. Diverse music units were found to exhibit moderate levels of EP and organizational complexity was found to be a significant factor in EP level. This study is highly significant for academic leaders in music due to the rapid evolution of the music industry and the need for higher music education to understand the complexity of its environment. Results also hold significance for all creative fields in higher education as a measurement of the relationship between academia and industry.

CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND COVERAGE OF EDUCATION UNDER GLOBALIZATION

This article discusses the problems of the impact of globalization on the development of higher education, as well as the development of the processes of integrating national education systems into a single global educational space, the growing trends of internationalization and competition in the field of higher education, and scientifically analyzes the fact that global integration and unification cover all areas of public life. Such fundamental changes are scientifically and practically based on the factthat competition in the field of goods and services is turning into competition in the field of cooperation and quality education. Also in this article, a comparative analysis of various levels of paradigmatic approaches to assessing the quality of highereducation is carried out. In this regard, specific characteristics of the global, macro-regional, national, local levels of education quality assessment are substantiated, each of which contributes to the formation of a general system for assessing the quality of higher education, scientifically and practically substantiated.

The Role of Higher Education for Ensuring National Security in Ukraine

Education is a strategic tool; therefore, the study of the potentials of higher education for ensuring national security is very important, particularly when threats are increasing. The research objective is to reveal the role of higher education for national security and to present the effective educational practices related to its securitization. The qualitative methodology was applied (contextual understanding method, systematic generation of theories, content analysis, interviews, focus groups, and observations) to gather in-depth information, to examine the contextual factors of securitization, and to verify the efficiency of educational practices. Over 70 recent scientific works were selected to evaluate the problem objectively from the point of view of emerging threats. The study was conducted among 134 participants involved in the field of higher education. It resulted in the analysis of various approaches to defining higher education in the context of national security; outlining functions of higher education in peace and war time; and verification of educational practices used to implement securitization of higher education during the war. The findings showed that securitization of higher education may be implemented due to the following educational practices: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education, strategic talent development, Research and Development, international collaboration, crisis response training, national security scholarships, simulation-based learning, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, cybersecurity training, online learning, remote training, Big Data, e-learning, secure communication, drone technology training, machine learning and artificial intelligence. The outcomes can be applied within the educational institutions to improve the educational process and enhance national security.

Цифровые навыки участников образовательного процесса как фактор успешной интернет-коммуникации: отклик на книгу К.А. Милованова «IT-тренинг для преподавателей» (М.: Издание книг ком, 2020. — 192 с.)

The digital transformation of the science and higher education field is one of the priority tasks implemented by the Government of the Russian Federation. However, at this stage, there are a number of problems, including inequality of digital skills among members of the educational community, which leads to communication failures in the online space. The peer-reviewed educational publication “IT Training for Teachers” by K.A. Milovanov sets the goal of tamping down inequality in digital competences, knowledge and skills among participants in the educational process. The manual analyzes the issues of distance learning, choosing an online platform for conducting lectures and classes, data backup, and provides recommendations for the use of equipment and special applications for recording videos, making presentations and organizing interactive teaching activities, etc.

Why Does Gender Really Matter in Political Science Learning Processes?

ABSTACT The impact of the feminist movement has resonated in the field of Higher Education, giving rise to an increasingly large body of research that is sensitive to the gender perspective. Since Political Science educates future professionals, it is desirable to carry out research into the effect of gender biases on the learning process of Political Science students. For this reason, this article aims to show the findings of a study carried out at the University of the Basque Country with the purpose of contributing to the identification and understanding of gender inequalities in Political Science classrooms. The conclusions not only suggest that admitting the existence of a sex-gender system is a central factor in understanding the persistence of gender inequalities, but also reveal that a transformation in academia which involves training a feminist awareness of both professors and students could contribute to reducing gender inequalities.

A Study of Values Throughout the Curriculum Education in English Classes of Applied Undergraduate Universities

Values throughout the curriculum education refers to the integration of ideological and political education elements into higher education courses, aiming to promote the cultivation of students' ideological and political literacy and core values through professional teaching, and this education mode not only focuses on the teaching of professional knowledge but also emphasizes the cultivation of students' overall quality, especially in cultivating core socialist values and enhancing the sense of national identity and social responsibility. In recent years, with the updating of educational concepts and changes in social demands, values throughout the curriculum education have become an important topic in the field of higher education, especially in applied undergraduate universities, where English classes, as an important platform for cultivating students' comprehensive qualities and international perspectives, is becoming more and more significant in its role in curriculum ideology education. Based on this, this study comprehensively evaluates the current implementation of English values throughout the curriculum education and proposes corresponding improvement measures, aiming to deeply analyze the significance, challenges, and strategies of the implementation of values throughout the curriculum education in English classes of applied undergraduate universities.

Virtual games and social networks, barriers for autonomy education and enlightenment

In this study, we will analyze some inherent aspects to the entertainment industry, specifically regarding digital media and virtual games. These are widely disseminated in society, particularly among high school teenagers. As a consequence, they promote alienation to the consumption culture, which is full of multiple intentionalities. Furthermore, we can establish the cultural industry as a promoter of a culture of semi-information in the education of our youth, which creates barriers to support an emancipatory education. This study was conducted through Content Analysis on an online questionnaire applied to students of a public state high school, reinforcing and supporting the approaches presented in it. The analysis was based on the theories of ADORNO (1985), DARYELL (2014), LEVY (1993, 1996), BARDIN (1995), and ARROYO (2014) and rethinks the relationship between the cultural industry and youth practices in the field of high school education.

PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN OBTAINING FACULTY POSITIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION HOSPITALITY PROGRAMS

This article aims to bring to light the racial imbalance in hiring faculty staff in higher education hospitality programs. Though one in five positions are held by ethnic and racial minorities across the field of higher education, women and minority groups hold fewer positions of leadership in comparison to their White male counterparts. The number of Ph.D. graduates, especially African Americans, is not commensurate to the hired assistant professors, signifying the failure to weigh diversity in the hiring processes. However, there have been programs aimed at achieving better minority representation across, with a focus on both lower and executive positions.

Opportunities for Using Artificial Intelligence in the Higher Education System (in the field of international relations)

The article examines the role and the influence of artificial intelligence in the digital age in the field of higher education, in particular in the field of International relations. The article, which comprehensively presents the issue under discussion, also makes the focus on the growing role of artificial intelligence in the field of international relations, which has become one of the important issues on the agenda of superpower relations. At the same time, the advantages and risks of digital technologies and artificial intelligence systems are discussed, which, on the one hand, ensure technological progress, and on the other, create dividing barriers between developed and less developed countries. The author researches how the foreign policy departments of the leading world powers use the opportunities provided by artificial intelligence systems in their work, and what advantages this provides. The above-mentioned questions indicate that the current generation of International relations scholars must be capable to use the instruments of digital technologies and artificial intelligence systems in the course of their professional activities, which will save time and increase the efficiency of the work done. However, the important question is how to use digital technologies and artificial intelligence systems in the educational process of training specialists in International relations, so that this does not have negative consequences and does not lead to overload of students or tutors. It is necessary to identify the relevant components of education in this regard, as well as to estimate the proportion of using the artificial intelligence in education. It is important that the university is also a research environment and the functioning of a continuous chain of science and education is really crucial, and in which the use of artificial intelligence capabilities is also important. The article also analyzes and presents the views of researchers involved in the issue regarding the positive and negative consequences of the use of artificial intelligence in higher education. Accordingly, conclusions were drawn regarding the prospects for the use of artificial intelligence in higher education.

Development of Undergraduate Student's Criticality in Social Sciences in Higher Education: A Comparative Study with Socio-Material Perspective

In the field of higher education, there are two dominant strands of interpretation of criticality, either as a decontextualized skill of logical reasoning, or a sense of action within larger contexts more than mere cognition. This research offers a reclaiming and reimagining of criticality in universities as an affective process, highlighting the entanglement of social, discursive and material perspectives. This research takes a comparative lens to investigate undergraduate students’ perceptions of criticality and institutional cultivation of it in a Sociology undergraduate degree in China and the UK, adopting a qualitative interview method. Differences were found between cultures regarding the level of engagement with a range of criticality-embedded practices, including field work, critical inquiry in class, group work, etc. Through the development of criticality in various activities, students’ feelings towards it shifted with contexts. While placed within physical and discursive universities that convey a sense of professionalism, students in the study acknowledged the importance of criticality and proactively demonstrated it. However, the feeling towards showcasing criticality outside campus was two-fold. Whereas criticality can be associated with negativity in social interactions, its value is appreciated as it enabled students to reconstruct their identities into a more rational, tolerant and caring one.

Study on the popularisation of higher education in China and Kyrgyzstan

Relevance. Globalisation and the rapid development of all sectors of the economy and production create a demand for highly qualified specialists, with the level and quality of higher education playing one of the most important roles in the successful and prosperous future of any country.Purpose. The purpose of this study is to investigate the process of popularising higher education in China and Kyrgyzstan in the modern era by examining and analysing the specifics of government strategies aimed at encouraging the younger generation to enrol in educational institutions.Methodology. Methods: system-analytical method, used to select and examine key features of Beijing�s and Bishkek�s education policies; statistical method, presenting the determining quantitative and qualitative indicators of the popularisation of higher education among young people.Results. The distinctive features and key characteristics of the formation of state policies in China and Kyrgyzstan in the field of higher education are covered; the main stages of transformations of national strategies for attracting more students to higher educational institutions are presented. The specifics of the Chinese education system, and the methods and tools for popularising university education, are analysed; data on the dynamics of changes in the number of students over the past decade are provided; the nature and trends of the educational process in Kyrgyzstan are presented; the main changes in the field of higher education in the country in the 21st century are shown.Conclusions. The structure of higher education in the studied countries is described, methods of popularising the field among young people are investigated, and general recommendations for improving activities in this area are presented. The results and conclusions obtained in this study can be used as a practical basis for future research on the subject, and for updating existing national strategies and plans in the field of higher education and science.

Technologies for Designing Professional Educational Training Programs for the Digital Economy

In this article, the authors consider the issues of training qualified personnel for the digital economy at the present stage of higher education development. The article describes the relationship between the emergence of new technologies and high-tech industries and the emergence of new directions and specialties in the field of higher education, requiring students to master new competencies. The concept of "competence" and the problems of implementing the competence approach in the system of higher professional education are investigated. The main definitions and principles of the competence approach to the design of educational outcomes in higher education are outlined. The analysis of published studies and presented software products devoted to the design of curricula is given. An important analytical conclusion is that one of the important points in the development of educational programs is to focus on the needs of production in young professionals with a certain set of competencies, but now most programs of higher and secondary vocational education do not have time to take into account the latest achievements in the technological and industrial spheres. The development of students’ competencies is the goal of educational programs, therefore they should be structured in such a way as to ensure the consistent and systematic development of the necessary skills and knowledge. The authors note that the competence approach in higher professional education is implemented in the form of an approximate basic educational program that forms a model of a specialist whose competencies must meet production standards to perform specific labor functions. The article sets the task to form a set of disciplines that is optimal in terms of labor intensity and levels of competence formation, allowing the most effective implementation of the competencies of a student in the bachelor’s degree direction, taking into account the level of formation and limitations of the curriculum set by the employer. The mathematical model of solving the problem and the technology of designing the optimal competence model of the graduate, taking into account the requirements of the employer, are presented.